Central American War

The Central American War was a major conflict of the Cold War in Central America and South America, fought between the fall of 1967 and the summer of 1976. It is a major part of the broader Central American Crisis but the Guyana War was considered a distinct theatre of combat from the main conflict.

The war emerged from the ongoing border conflict between Centroamerica and Guatemala, along with a Soviet-sponsored guerilla conflict ongoing since 1963. The ongoing border conflict deeply concerned the neighboring states of Mexico and the Confederate States. While the Confederacy had sent military advisors to the region starting in spring 1965, it did not possess a large force contingency in the region.