Berlin Conference
international conference that regulated the distribution of European colonization and trade in Africa
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Summary
Berlin Conference is an international conference[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of international conference entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,265 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin[3]
- Country: German Empire[4]
- Location: Reich Chancellery[5]
- Part of: Scramble for Africa[6], colonisation of Africa[7]
- Commons category: Berlin Conference (1884)[8]
- Start time: November 15, 1884[9]
- End time: February 26, 1885[10]
- Participant: German Empire[11], International Association of the Congo[12], French Third Republic[13], Kingdom of Portugal[14], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15], Spain under the Restoration[16], Kingdom of Italy[17], Austria–Hungary[18], Netherlands[19], Denmark[20], Union between Sweden and Norway[21], Russian Empire[22], Ottoman Empire[23], United States[24]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[25]
Why It Matters
Berlin Conference has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]