Paris Peace Treaty - Commission to Decide Eritrea's Future

10 Feb, 1947

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On Feb 10, 1947, the Paris Peace Treaty outlined that the fate of Eritrea was to be decided based on the findings of a new Commission, the Four Powers Commission.

Churchill, Truman and Stalin at Postdam Conference in Germany, 1945 Churchill, Truman and Stalin at Postdam Conference in Germany, 1945

The Paris Peace Treaties were signed between victorious Allied powers (principally the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States and France) and the Axis. The Paris Peace Conference lasted from 29 July until 15 October 1946. During the conference, negotiations were carried out on the details of peace treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland. Italy lost its colonies Eritrea, Libya and territories in Ethiopia and Somaliland.

On Feb 10, 1947, the Paris Peace Treaty outlined that the fate of Eritrea was to be decided based on the findings of a new Commission, the Four Powers Commission.

The commission would arrive in Eritrea later that year in November.

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