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