Treaty of Lagos
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The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Lagos canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Treaty of Lagos Context triple: [ECOWAS, foundingTreaty, Treaty of Lagos]
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A.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Definitive Treaty of Peace
The Definitive Treaty of Peace is the 1783 agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
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C.
Treaties of Córdoba
The Treaties of Córdoba were the 1821 agreements between Spanish royalist authorities and Mexican insurgents that recognized Mexico’s independence and laid the groundwork for its first constitutional order.
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D.
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796)
The Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796) was an alliance agreement in which Spain, under Charles IV, joined revolutionary France against Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Treaty of Pretoria (1881)
The Treaty of Pretoria (1881) was an agreement between the British Empire and the South African Republic that ended the First Boer War and restored limited self-government to the Boers under British suzerainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Lagos Target entity description: The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
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A.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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B.
Definitive Treaty of Peace
The Definitive Treaty of Peace is the 1783 agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
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C.
Treaties of Córdoba
The Treaties of Córdoba were the 1821 agreements between Spanish royalist authorities and Mexican insurgents that recognized Mexico’s independence and laid the groundwork for its first constitutional order.
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D.
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796)
The Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796) was an alliance agreement in which Spain, under Charles IV, joined revolutionary France against Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Treaty of Pretoria (1881)
The Treaty of Pretoria (1881) was an agreement between the British Empire and the South African Republic that ended the First Boer War and restored limited self-government to the Boers under British suzerainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfSigning | Nigeria ⓘ |
| createdOrganizationType | regional economic community ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1975-05-28 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| established |
ECOWAS
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ECOWAS ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
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| foundingDocumentOf |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
Economic Community of West African States
|
| hasJurisdictionOver | member states of ECOWAS ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorTreaty |
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Revised ECOWAS Treaty
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| isPartOf | regional integration in Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
ECOWAS
ⓘ
surface form:
ECOWAS institutions
|
| namedAfter | Lagos ⓘ |
| officialName | Treaty of Lagos self-link ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Lagos ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic integration in West Africa
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regional economic cooperation ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Africa ⓘ |
| revisedBy |
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
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surface form:
1993 Revised ECOWAS Treaty
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| shortName |
ECOWAS Revised Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
ECOWAS Treaty
|
| signatory |
Benin
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Burkina Faso ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Côte d’Ivoire
The Gambia ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Guinea ⓘ Guinea-Bissau ⓘ Liberia ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Senegal ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togo ⓘ |
| signingCityNowCapitalOf | Nigeria ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
common market
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customs union ⓘ economic policy coordination ⓘ regional development ⓘ trade liberalization ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1975 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Lagos Description of subject: The Treaty of Lagos is the 1975 agreement that established the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a regional organization for economic integration and cooperation in West Africa.
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