Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
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The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 is the foundational legal agreement that re-created and governs the modern East African Community regional bloc among its member states.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 Context triple: [Council of Ministers of the East African Community, establishedBy, Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999]
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A.
Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
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B.
East African Community
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization of several East African countries that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and social development across the region.
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C.
Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
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D.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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E.
Arusha Declaration
The Arusha Declaration is a key international framework adopted by the World Customs Organization to promote integrity, transparency, and anti-corruption measures within customs administrations worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 Target entity description: The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 is the foundational legal agreement that re-created and governs the modern East African Community regional bloc among its member states.
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A.
Secretariat of the East African Community
The Secretariat of the East African Community is the executive organ responsible for coordinating, managing, and implementing the regional bloc’s policies, programs, and decisions across its member states.
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B.
East African Community
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization of several East African countries that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and social development across the region.
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C.
Abuja Treaty
The Abuja Treaty is a 1991 African Union founding agreement that laid out the roadmap for creating an African Economic Community through progressive regional integration and economic cooperation among African states.
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D.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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E.
Arusha Declaration
The Arusha Declaration is a key international framework adopted by the World Customs Organization to promote integrity, transparency, and anti-corruption measures within customs administrations worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutive instrument of an international organization
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founding treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Community Common Market
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Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Customs Union ⓘ Protocol on the Establishment of the East African Monetary Union ⓘ |
| category | treaties establishing intergovernmental organizations ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on cooperation in infrastructure and services
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provisions on cooperation in security and defense matters ⓘ provisions on dispute settlement within the East African Community ⓘ provisions on principles of good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights ⓘ provisions on trade liberalization and economic integration ⓘ |
| creates | East African Community ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary General of the East African Community ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceDate | 2000-07-07 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| establishes | East African Community ⓘ |
| frameworkFor | accession of new partner states to the East African Community ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope | regional integration in East Africa ⓘ |
| governs |
decision-making processes of the East African Community
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distribution of competences between EAC organs and partner states ⓘ institutional structure of the East African Community ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational legal instrument of the East African Community ⓘ |
| longTermObjective | to establish a political federation of the East African states ⓘ |
| objective |
to establish a common market among partner states
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to establish a customs union among partner states ⓘ to establish a monetary union among partner states ⓘ to widen and deepen cooperation among partner states in political, economic, social and cultural fields ⓘ |
| officialName | Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ |
| providesFor |
establishment of the Council of Ministers
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establishment of the EAC Secretariat ⓘ establishment of the East African Court of Justice ⓘ establishment of the East African Legislative Assembly ⓘ establishment of the Summit of Heads of State or Government ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the East African Community as a regional intergovernmental organization
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to promote economic, social and political cooperation among member states ⓘ to provide a legal framework for regional integration among partner states ⓘ |
| reEstablishes | East African Community ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| replaces | earlier East African Community arrangements that collapsed in 1977 ⓘ |
| shortName |
EAC Treaty
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linked to:
EAC Treaty and EAMU Protocol
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| signatory |
Republic of Kenya
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linked to:
Kenya
Republic of Uganda ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to:
Tanzania
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| signingDate | 1999-11-30 ⓘ |
| subject | East African Community ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1999 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 Description of subject: The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999 is the foundational legal agreement that re-created and governs the modern East African Community regional bloc among its member states.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council of Ministers of the East African Community
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establishedBy
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Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
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Secretary General of the East African Community
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establishedBy
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Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (1999)
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linked to: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
East African Court of Justice
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establishedBy
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Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
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EACJ
linked to: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
linked to: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999
EAC Council of Ministers
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establishedBy
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Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (1999)
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linked to: Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed in 1999