Rio Muni (Spain)

This article is about the specific polity Rio Muni (Spain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Spain acquired the Portuguese islands of Annobón and Bioko or Fernão Pó, plus the mainland between the Niger River and the Ogoue in 1778.

Establishment

March 1778: In 1778, the Spanish Crown acquired the Portuguese islands of Annobón and Bioko (Fernão Pó), as well as the mainland territory between the Niger River and the Ogoue River. This transfer was part of the Treaty of El Pardo, negotiated by King Charles III of Spain and Queen Maria I of Portugal.

Chronology

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1. Treaty of El Pardo (1778)

The Treaty of El Pardo signed on 11 March 1778 sought to end conflict between Spain and Portugal in the Río de la Plata region, along the modern boundary between Argentina and Uruguay.

2. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

2.1.World War I African Theatre

Was the African Theatre of World War I.

2.1.1.Kamerun Campaign

Took place in the German colony of Kamerun in the African theatre of the First World War when the British, French and Belgians invaded the German colony.

March 1916: Provisional division of militarly occupied German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1859: 1858: State split between Cabo San Juan and Corisco.

January 1886: Río Muni became a Spanish protectorate in 1885.

June 1900: Spain had never undertaken colonial settlement of the large area in the Bight of Biafra to which it had treaty rights. The French expanded their occupation at the expense of the area claimed by Spain. By the treaty of Paris in 1900, Spain was left with the continental enclave of Río Muni.