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 * War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870)**

Was fought between Paraguay and the alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay ("The War of the Triple Alliance"). The war started mainly because of the struggle of power of the River Plate region and Paraguayan president Francisco Solano López's ambition to expand Paraguay ("Paraguay"). The war was an alliance victory. It is estimated that Paraguay suffered a loss of people up to 1.2 million or ninety percent of it's pre-war population ("The War of the Triple Alliance").



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