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Signing of the Paris Declaration

Name: Signing of the Paris Declaration
Start: 1856-04-16
Location: Congress at Paris

When: 16 April 1856
Where: Congress at Paris
Part of: Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law abolishes privateering

Plenipotentiaries agreed on the declaration in April 1856 following the Treaty of Paris, based on a 1854 modus vivendi.

The declaration was agreed upon by warring parties at the Congress at Paris after the peace treaty was signed in March 1856. It stemmed from a modus vivendi between France and Britain, who became war allies for the first time in 1854.

Sources

Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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