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Opening of the Berlin Conference

Name: Opening of the Berlin Conference
Start: 1884-11-15
Location: Wilhelmstrasse

When: 15 November 1884
Where: Wilhelmstrasse
Part of: Berlin Conference opens to regulate European colonisation and trade in Africa

The conference opened on 15 November 1884 at Bismarck's residence on Wilhelmstrasse, organized by Bismarck at Leopold II's request.

Bismarck organized the meeting of fourteen countries at a building on Berlin's central Wilhelmstrasse. The conference began on 15 November 1884, aiming to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.

Sources

Berlin Conference Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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