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Treaty of Paris (1900)

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Treaty of Paris

27 June 1900 (1900-06-27)
TypeBilateral treaty
Signed27 June 1900 (1900-06-27)
LocationParis, France
Original
signatories
Ratifiers
  •  France
  •  Spain

The Treaty of Paris was signed on 27 June 1900 between representatives of the Kingdom of Spain and the French Third Republic. The treaty delimited the borders of the Spanish colonies in the Sahara desert (Río de Oro, part of Spanish Sahara) and Equatorial Africa (Spanish Guinea) with respect to the adjoining French colonies on Africa.[1]

History

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Based on the terms of the treaty, Río Muni was relieved of all conflicting claims. Spain was left with a mere 26,000 km2 out of the 300,000 stretching east to the Ubangi River which they initially claimed.[2] Moreover, the treaty granted the French the right to pre-emptively seize all territories if Spain decided to abandon its possessions in Río Muni.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ La Gaceta de Madrid, Número 89 Boletín Ordinario Publicado el sábado, 30 de marzo del 1901.
  2. ^ William Gervase Clarence-Smith, 1986 "Spanish Equatorial Guinea, 1898-1940", in The Cambridge History of Africa: From 1905 to 1940 Ed. J. D. Fage, A. D. Roberts, & Roland Anthony Oliver. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press>"The Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 7~ from 1905 to 1940 (0521225051, 1986)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

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