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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Simulambuco canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international agreement
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treaty ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
prevent rival European powers from claiming Cabinda
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secure Portuguese control of Cabinda coast ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Cabinda
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Cabinda ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Congo
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| assertedBy | Portuguese colonial administration ⓘ |
| category |
1885 treaties
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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
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guarantee of respect for local customs ⓘ recognition of Portuguese protection by Cabindan chiefs ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
integration of Cabinda into Portuguese colonial empire
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international recognition of Portuguese presence in Cabinda ⓘ |
| hasOriginalIn | Portuguese National Archives ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Congo Rainforest
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surface form:
Congo Basin
Kingdom of Ngoyo ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Portuguese claim over Cabinda
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Portuguese sovereignty over Cabinda ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Cabinda
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Simulambuco ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
European colonial expansion in Central Africa
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competition among European powers on the Congo coast ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | local Cabindan chiefs ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Berlin Conference
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Scramble for Africa ⓘ |
| signatory |
Portugal
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local rulers of Cabinda ⓘ |
| signedDuringReignOf | Luís I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
protection of Cabinda by Portugal
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sovereignty and protection arrangements ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | permanent protection by Portugal ⓘ |
| usedInArgument |
Angolan sovereignty claims over Cabinda
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Cabinda separatist legal arguments ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1885 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
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Treaty of Simulambuco
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