Treaty of Paris (1900)
27 June 1900 | |
| Type | bilateral treaty |
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| Signed | 27 June 1900 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Original signatories |  French Third Republic Kingdom of Spain |
| Ratifiers | France Spain |
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The Treaty of Paris was signed on June 27, 1900 between representatives of the Kingdom of Spain and the French Third Republic, regarding Río Muni (part of present-day Equatorial Guinea) and Río de Oro (part of present-day Western Sahara) in Africa.
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.[1] Moreover, the treaty granted the French the right to pre-emptively seize all territories if Spain decided to abandon its possessions in Río Muni.
See also
References
- ^ 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>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
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