Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890

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The Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 was an agreement between the German Empire and the United Kingdom that redefined their colonial spheres of influence in Africa, notably granting Germany control of Heligoland in exchange for recognizing British dominance in Zanzibar and other territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
colonial treaty
international agreement
alsoKnownAs Anglo–German Agreement of 1890
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty
category 1890 in international relations
Treaties of the German Empire
Treaties of the United Kingdom
countrySignatory German Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateSigned 1890-07-01
definedBoundaryBetween British East Africa
German East Africa
definedBoundaryRegion Cameroon region
East Africa
Southwest Africa
linked to: Namibia

Togoland region
effectOnCapriviStrip created Caprivi Strip as part of German South West Africa
effectOnHeligoland transferred sovereignty from United Kingdom to German Empire
effectOnZanzibar confirmed British predominance over Zanzibar
grantedTerritory Caprivi Strip
Heligoland
linked to: Helgoland

parts of German East Africa
grantedTerritoryTo German Empire
historicalPeriod late 19th century
influenced subsequent Anglo–German relations in Africa
legalStatus entered into force in 1890
locationSigned Berlin
negotiatedBy British Foreign Office
German Empire foreign office
partOf Scramble for Africa
politicalContext European colonial rivalry in Africa
primaryLanguage English
German
recognizedSphereOfInfluence British Empire in East Africa
linked to: British East Africa

British Empire in Kenya region
British Empire in Uganda
British Empire in Zanzibar
British Empire in Zanzibar Sultanate
relatedTo British East Africa Protectorate
linked to: British East Africa

Caprivi Strip
German East Africa
German South West Africa
linked to: Namibia

Zanzibar Sultanate
signedUnderMonarch Queen Victoria
Wilhelm II
subjectOf Anglo–German colonial negotiations
yearSigned 1890

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Helgoland historicalEvent Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 alsoKnownAs Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty
linked to: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 alsoKnownAs Anglo–German Agreement of 1890
linked to: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890 subjectOf Anglo–German colonial negotiations
linked to: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Sultanate of Zanzibar treaty Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty
linked to: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
Sultanate of Zanzibar yearOf Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty 1890
linked to: Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890