ðə ɡˈæs wˈɔːɹ sˈɛntɚd ɔnðə kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi mˈuːvmənt ˌɛmˌɛnˈɑːɹ pˈɑːɹɾi tʊ ɛkspˈoːɹt bəlˈɪviən nˈætʃɚɹəl ɡˈæs θɹuː tʃɪlˈiːən pˈoːɹts wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən baɪ tʃˈɪli ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk wˈɔːɹ ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
The Gas War centered on the controversial decision of the National Revolutionary Movement (MNR) party to export Bolivian natural gas through Chilean ports which had been taken by Chile in the Pacific War of the 1870s.