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Insurgency in Chiriquí

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and trained the group. On November 30, sixteen of the guerrillas ambushed a National Guard patrol near the Quijada del Diablo ridge. Twelve National Guard members were killed while only one guerrilla was slightly wounded. However, the three Costa Ricans and Kimball left the guerrillas after the
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On November 22, the guerrillas moved into Panama, to a ridge called Quijada del Diablo, where they were supplied food by the locals. At that point, there were around 30 guerrillas, including three Costan Ricans and a
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forced the guerrillas to scatter. Scattered guerrilla activity continued until 1971; however, most of the guerrilla leaders were in prison by mid-1969, effectively ending the insurgency.
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On January 9, 1969, twelve guerrillas attacked the barracks at Piera Candela, killing fifteen National Guard members while losing one guerrilla fighter, before the emergence of the
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Due to government censure of news related to the guerrillas, few in or outside Panama knew that there was an insurgency, which probably contributed to the guerrillas' defeat.
228:. There were no casualties, but the next day the National Guard detachment in the area was reinforced, and it arrested and burned the homes of supporters of 192:, and some of his supporters began protesting the coup. Some opponents of the coup, like Rafael Franceshi and Enrique Moreno, fled across the border to 197: 175: 155: 185: 439: 225: 200:, was a friend of Arnulfo Arias, so Costa Rica initially allowed the guerrillas to operate from Costa Rican territory. 216:, where most of the fighting took place. Note that this map shows the modern borders; the province was larger in 1968. 449: 444: 316: 264: 162:
managed to discourage civilians from supplying and supporting the guerrillas, and the insurgency eventually ended.
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Before midnight on October 12, 1968, a group of ten guerrillas ambushed a
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ambush, citing how the guerrillas were poorly armed.
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Index

Chiriquí Province
Panama
Panama
Costa Rica
National Guard of Panama
Boris Martínez
Manuel Noriega
Chiriquí Province
Panama
Costa Rica
1968 Panamanian coup d'état
National Guard
National Guard of Panama
overthrew
president
Arnulfo Arias
election of 1968
Canal Zone
Costa Rica
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia

Chiriquí Province
National Guard
Nueva California, Chiriquí
Arnulfo Arias
Uruguayan
American
United States Army
Manuel Noriega
Chiriquí Province

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