Republic of Acre
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The Republic of Acre or the Independent State of Acre was a secessionist republic that emerged in then Bolivia's Acre region between 1899 and 1903. The region was eventually annexed by Brazil in 1903
José Plácido de Castro
Acre War
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The Acre War, known in Brazil as Acrean Revolution and in Spanish as Guerra del Acre was a border conflict between Bolivia and the First Brazilian Republic over the Acre Region, which was rich in rubb
Republic of Acre
…secessionist republic that emerged in then Bolivia's Acre region between 1899 and 1903. The region was eventually annexed by Brazil in 1903 following the Acre War and is now the State of Acre. For forty years, after around 1860, Acre had been settled by Brazilians, who made up the vast majority of the population…
Colonel Ismael Montes, Bolivia's Minister of War and commander of the 1st Expedition to Acre
The steamer Solimões