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[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Rolando@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I think a better summary would be: Chile told Bolivia after Bolivia tried to screw it over on an international treaty, and Bolivia dragged Peru into it. It's an interesting history from many perspectives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific