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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:330:The map of Honduras, where most of the ground war took place.]] |
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| 4 | Also known as the ''100 Hours War'', it was a conflict between UsefulNotes/ElSalvador and UsefulNotes/{{Honduras}} that took place in July 1969. Named so for the rioting that took place during the second round of the North American Qualifier for the 1970 UsefulNotes/FIFAWorldCup. |
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| 6 | It was fought over a Honduran land reform that stripped Salvadoran immigrants and people of Salvadoran descent of their land and properties, as well as a border dispute. 4,000 people died in the four days of fighting with tanks, artillery, and planes, and the war ended due to intervention from the OAS (no, not the [[Film/SpyKids OSS]]). A peace treaty was signed 11 years after the fighting ended and Honduras won a disputed territory in a ICJ (International Court of Justice) ruling in 1992. |
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| 8 | The war caused the 22-years suspension of the Central American Common Market organization -- an organization funded by the United States for the purposes of streamlining the economy and easing trade between Central American countries to prevent the rise of left-wing factions in Central America after the Cuban Revolution -- causing the situation of El Salvador and Honduras to worsen, leading to re-militarization and the return of hardline authoritarianism in both countries. This would eventually lead to the start of the twelve-years long [[UsefulNotes/TheSalvadoranCivilWar Salvadoran Civil War]] (1980 - 1992). |
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| 10 | The conflict is also noted for being the last war where both sides fought in the skies using piston-engined fighters, namely ex-American UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and UsefulNotes/KoreanWar fighters. |
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