Ecuador after independence and sjendocení the country in the years 1830-1860 lacked access to water flows leading to the Atlantic ocean - the Amazon, or the Rio Maranon. He tried to claim part of the territory near the border with Peru, to the access gained. Therefore, when Manuel Prado y Ugarteche took up the position of president of Peru in 1939, was soon confronted with the requirements of Ecuador, which in 1941 escalated into a war between the two countries.
Ecuador to ensure their claim on the area near the Río Marañón, 5.7.1941 crossed with his troops the river Zarumilla on its southwestern border with Peru. The peruvian army but reacted with lightning speed off guard the salvadorian army crushed. The peruvian army had at that time 11681 soldiers, while the ecuadorian army had the 5300 men-at-arms, of which only 1300 of them were deployed in the southern part of the country. Peru had deployed the first parachute units in this area and 27.7.1941 with the help of paratroopers invaded the town of Puerto Bolivar. At the end of the month, when the fighting stopped, checked already the peruvian army the whole of the disputed area, including the area belonging to Ecuador since 1830, and the whole of the southernmost province of Ecuador, El Oro. The peruvian navy blocked the port of Guayaquil and znemožnovalo the supply of the ecuadorian soldiers. A consistent course of previous struggles and pressure from the US and surrounding countries brought both sides to the negotiating table, and so the peace treaty of Rio de Janeria from February 1942 Peru received 250 thousand square kilometers of new territory.
Source :
www.onwar.com
www.wikipedia.com
Map Ekvadoru
Source : www.cia.gov
Map Of Peru
Source : www.cia.gov
.
Ecuador to ensure their claim on the area near the Río Marañón, 5.7.1941 crossed with his troops the river Zarumilla on its southwestern border with Peru. The peruvian army but reacted with lightning speed off guard the salvadorian army crushed. The peruvian army had at that time 11681 soldiers, while the ecuadorian army had the 5300 men-at-arms, of which only 1300 of them were deployed in the southern part of the country. Peru had deployed the first parachute units in this area and 27.7.1941 with the help of paratroopers invaded the town of Puerto Bolivar. At the end of the month, when the fighting stopped, checked already the peruvian army the whole of the disputed area, including the area belonging to Ecuador since 1830, and the whole of the southernmost province of Ecuador, El Oro. The peruvian navy blocked the port of Guayaquil and znemožnovalo the supply of the ecuadorian soldiers. A consistent course of previous struggles and pressure from the US and surrounding countries brought both sides to the negotiating table, and so the peace treaty of Rio de Janeria from February 1942 Peru received 250 thousand square kilometers of new territory.
Source :
www.onwar.com
www.wikipedia.com
Map Ekvadoru
Source : www.cia.gov
Map Of Peru
Source : www.cia.gov