A border dispute between French Guiana and …
Years: 1888 - 1899
A border dispute between French Guiana and Brazil arises in the late nineteenth century over a vast area of jungle, resulting in the short-lived, pro-French, independent state of Counani in the disputed territory.
There is some fighting among settlers.
The dispute is resolved largely in favor of Brazil by the arbitration of the Swiss government.
There is some fighting among settlers.
The dispute is resolved largely in favor of Brazil by the arbitration of the Swiss government.
Locations
Groups
- French Guiana (French colony)
- Switzerland
- Brazilian Empire
- France (French republic); the Third Republic
- Brazil, Federative Republic of
