Tripartite Convention

December 2, 1899 · Washington, D.C.

Germany, Britain and the United States agreed to divide the Samoan Islands after the Second Samoan Civil War. Germany took the western islands and the United States the eastern ones, while Britain gave up its claims for concessions elsewhere.

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Before and after

Ended
Second Samoan Civil War 1898 – 1899

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Tripartite Convention