Bolivia-paraguay War 1932. A brief history of the Chaco War 1932 1935. The belligerents became bogged down in the ensuing war and it was not until 12 June 1935 that they accepted an armistice.
Bolivia and Paraguay 1932-1935 authorT. The Chaco War 1932-1935 was a border war fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over the Chaco Boreal a vast expanse of land in the centre of South America that was and still is traditional indigenous territory. But by March 1935 their offensive had sputtered.
Since Bolivia had been defeated in the War of the Pacific losing its entire Pacific coastal territory to Chile the country sought to overcome its landlocked status by accessing the Atlantic through the Rio de La Plata river system.
However the border between the two was poorly defined. Based exclusively on published sources emphasizes Bolivian actions more than those of Paraguay--Handbook of Latin American Studies v. War Fighting broke out in June 1932 with the Paraguayan forces soon taking the initiative. What is the name of the 1932-35 territorial war fought between Bolivia and Paraguay.
