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The Kionga Triangle (, ) was a small region of German East Africa situated at the mouth of the Ruvuma River. The Ruvuma served as the border between the German colony and Portuguese Mozambique, and the Kionga Triangle was the only section of German East Africa south of the river. Its principal settlement was Kionga (now ) which had a population of 4,000 in 1910. It became a German possession in 1894 but came under Portuguese control in April 1916 during
The Kionga Triangle (, ) was a small region of German East Africa situated at the mouth of the Ruvuma River. The Ruvuma served as the border between the German colony and Portuguese Mozambique, and the Kionga Triangle was the only section of German East Africa south of the river. Its principal settlement was Kionga (now ) which had a population of 4,000 in 1910. It became a German possession in 1894 but came under Portuguese control in April 1916 during World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. The post-war Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allies of World War I, Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace ...
reaffirmed that the river was the border between Tanganyika, then under British control, and Portuguese Mozambique. The triangle was the only territory that the treaty awarded to Portugal.
Today, the former Kionga Triangle forms part of Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
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See also
* Postage stamps and postal history of KiongaReferences
Further reading
* Thomas, H. B., "The Kionga Triangle", ''Tanganyika Notes and Records'' Volume 31 1951, pages 47–50. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kionga Triangle Regions of Africa Regions of Tanzania Former German colonies Former Portuguese colonies Military history of German East Africa History of Portuguese Mozambique 1894 establishments in the German colonial empire 1916 disestablishments in the German colonial empire 1910s establishments in Mozambique 1916 establishments in Africa 1916 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 1894 establishments in Africa