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The conference of Berlin, as illustrated in German newspaper Die Gartenlaube The conference of Berlin, as illustrated in Illustrirte Zeitung. The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was a meeting of colonial powers that concluded with the signing of the General Act of Berlin, [1] an agreement regulating European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.
In the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, European leaders officially noted Leopold's control over the 2,600,000 km 2 (1,000,000 sq mi) of the notionally independent Congo Free State. [ 26 ]
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, also known as Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, The International Meridian Conference of 1884, The "International Plenipotentiary Conference to Conclude an International Convention on Trade in Certain Species of Wildlife" which adopted the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ...
In the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, European leaders officially recognised Leopold's control over the 2,350,000 km 2 (910,000 sq mi) of the notionally-independent Congo Free State on the grounds that it would be a free trade area and buffer state between British and French spheres of influence. [3]
The 1884 Berlin Conference regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa, and is seen as emblematic of the "scramble". [6] In the last quarter of the 19th century, there were considerable political rivalries between the European empires, which provided the impetus for the colonisation. [7]
The Berlin Conference or Congo Conference of 1884–85 regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa. King Leopold II was able to convince the powers at the conference that common trade in Africa was in the best interests of all countries.
During the spring of 1884, Leopold started a campaign to convince the Great powers that the Congo Free State should be a sovereign nation and he its head of state. Much diplomatic maneuvering resulted in the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, at which representatives of fourteen European countries and the United States recognized Leopold as ...
The Berlin Conference (known as the ‘West Africa Conference’ [24] [25] [26] or the ‘Congo Conference’) convened in November 1884, and remained in session until February 1885. [27] The General Act of the conference made no mention of Togo, Kamerun or any specific territory other than the basin of the Congo. [28]