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War of the Triple Alliance: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Guerra de la Triple Alianza • Guerra da Tríplice Aliança • Paraguayan War
Date 1864 - 1870
Participants Argentina • Brazil • Paraguay • Uruguay

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Key People

Pedro II
Pedro II
emperor of Brazil
Bartolomé Mitre
Bartolomé Mitre
president of Argentina
Caxias
Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva, duke de Caxias
Brazilian statesman
Francisco Solano López
Francisco Solano López
dictator of Paraguay

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