Treaty of Uccialli

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The Treaty of Uccialli was an 1889 agreement between Italy and Ethiopia whose disputed wording over Ethiopia’s sovereignty helped trigger the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Wuchale
Wuchale Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Wuchale
AmharicVersionStated Ethiopia could use Italy for foreign relations if it wished
causeOf First Italo-Ethiopian War
colonialContext Italian colonial expansion in East Africa
countryContext Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Italy
dateSigned 1889-05-02
dispute extent of Ethiopian independence in foreign affairs
interpretation of Article 17
EthiopianPosition rejection of Italian protectorate claim
EthiopianRulerAtSigning Menelik II
hasArticle Article 17
historicalPeriod late 19th century
ItalianVersionClaimed Ethiopia was obliged to conduct foreign relations through Italy
jurisdiction international law between Italy and Ethiopia
language Amharic
Italian
legalEffectClaimedByEthiopia recognition of Ethiopian independence
legalEffectClaimedByItaly establishment of an Italian protectorate over Ethiopia
placeSigned Uccialli
Wuchale
Wuchale, Ethiopia
policyConsequence Italian claim of protectorate over Ethiopia
precedes First Italo-Ethiopian War
region Horn of Africa
relatedConflict First Italo-Ethiopian War
relatedTo Treaty of Addis Ababa (1896)
repudiatedBy Menelik II
repudiationRelatedEvent Battle of Adwa
signatory Ethiopia
Italy
signedBy Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Italy
signedByLeader Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia
linked to: Emperor Menelik II

King Umberto I of Italy
status repudiated by Ethiopia
subject Ethiopian sovereignty
Italian protectorate claim over Ethiopia
diplomatic relations between Italy and Ethiopia
topic Ethiopian foreign relations
European colonialism in Africa
typeOfDispute textual discrepancy between treaty versions
yearSigned 1889

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