Treaty of Simulambuco

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The Treaty of Simulambuco was an 1885 agreement by which local rulers in Cabinda placed the territory under Portuguese protection, forming the legal basis for Portugal’s later claim over the enclave.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
treaty
aimedTo prevent rival European powers from claiming Cabinda
secure Portuguese control of Cabinda coast
appliesToTerritory Cabinda
Cabinda
surface form: Portuguese Congo
assertedBy Portuguese colonial administration
category 1885 treaties
History of Cabinda
Portuguese colonial history
Treaties establishing protectorates
Treaties of Portugal
colonialPower Portugal
country Portugal
dateSigned 1885-02-01
documentForm written treaty
establishedRelationship protectorate over Cabinda
establishedStatus Portuguese protectorate
followedBy Portuguese administrative consolidation in Cabinda
hasClause guarantee of respect for local authorities
guarantee of respect for local customs
recognition of Portuguese protection by Cabindan chiefs
hasEffect integration of Cabinda into Portuguese colonial empire
international recognition of Portuguese presence in Cabinda
hasOriginalIn Portuguese National Archives
historicalRegion Congo Rainforest
surface form: Congo Basin

Kingdom of Ngoyo
language Portuguese
legalBasisFor Portuguese claim over Cabinda
Portuguese sovereignty over Cabinda
placeSigned Cabinda
Simulambuco
politicalContext European colonial expansion in Central Africa
competition among European powers on the Congo coast
recognizedBy local Cabindan chiefs
relatedToEvent Berlin Conference
Scramble for Africa
signatory Portugal
local rulers of Cabinda
signedDuringReignOf Luís I of Portugal NERFINISHED
subject protection of Cabinda by Portugal
sovereignty and protection arrangements
typeOfProtection permanent protection by Portugal
usedInArgument Angolan sovereignty claims over Cabinda
Cabinda separatist legal arguments
yearSigned 1885

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Cabinda treatyRelated Treaty of Simulambuco