The Hundred Hour War, also known as the Football War, was a short armed conflict between El Salvador and Honduras. Its roots lay in tensions over land, immigration and trade, as many poor Salvadorans had moved to Honduras and faced pressure to leave after a land reform law. The tension was inflamed by riots during qualifying matches for the 1970 football World Cup between the two countries. El Salvador invaded Honduras, and the Organization of American States arranged a ceasefire. Salvadoran troops withdrew some weeks later. Thousands of people died, many of them civilians, and many Salvadorans were expelled from Honduras. The war damaged the Central American Common Market, and the border dispute was settled later by the International Court of Justice.
Before and after
- 26 May 1969Founding of Andean Community
- 11 June 1969Birth of Peter Dinklage
- 22 June 1969Death of Judy Garland
- from 28 June 1969 to 3 July 1969Stonewall riots
- from 14 July 1969 to 18 July 1969Hundred Hour War
- 24 July 1969Birth of Jennifer Lopez
- from 15 August 1969 to 18 August 1969Woodstock Festival
- 2 September 1969Death of Ho Chi Minh
- 8 September 1969Birth of Mojtaba Khamenei
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