Polity Clipperton (Mexico)

This article is about the specific polity Clipperton (Mexico) 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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Clipperton is an island in the Pacific Ocean, West to Mexico. A french possession since 1711, it was occupied by Mexico in 1897 and then again by France after an international arbitration.

Establishment

  • December 1897: In 1897, Mexico occupied it.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1931: The sovereignty of France over Clipperton was recognized by the arbitration of the International Court and King Victor-Emmanuel III of Italy.

Disestablishment

  • January 1931: The sovereignty of France over Clipperton was recognized by the arbitration of the International Court and King Victor-Emmanuel III of Italy.