Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 bi some meeting wey colonial powers that conclude de ma signing of de General Act of Berlin,[1] de ma agreement showing european colonisation den trade insyd Africa for the New Imperialism period.Fourteen countries wey go the conference wey e bi Otto Von Bismarck, de first chancellor give Germany wey organise am plus de request of Leopold II give Belgium.[2] dem meet on 15 November 1884 den after an adjournment, wey dem conclude on 26 February 1885 with de signing of de General Act.
De General Act of Berlin be the formalisation of de scramble of Africa wey be already in full swing[3] De conference contributed to ushering in a period of heightened colonial activity by European powers, den is sometimes cited as being responsible for de ''carve-up of Africa''[4]
- ↑ The Belgian Congo and the Berlin act, by Keith, Arthur Berriedale, 1919, p. 52.
- ↑ De Belgische Koloniën - Documentaire over het Belgisch Koloniaal Rijk (English: The Belgian Colonies - Documentary on the Belgian Colonial Empire) timestamp 10:40 to 10:52)
- ↑ Bruce Gilley: In Defense of German Colonialism, September 1, 2022
- ↑ Heath, Elizabeth (2010), "Berlin Conference of 1884–1885", Encyclopedia of Africa, Oxford University Press,[1]
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