Other Types of Recognition
Other elements that may be recognized, include occupation or annexation of territory, or belligerent rights of a party in a conflict. Recognition of the latter does not imply recognition of a state. Examples of recognition of belligerent status include:
- The United Kingdom recognized the Confederate States of America as a belligerent in the first month of the American Civil War.
- Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela recognized the Sandinista National Liberation Front as a belligerent in Nicaragua's civil war in June, 1979.
- France and Mexico recognized the FMLN as a belligerent in the civil war in El Salvador on August 28, 1981.
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