Entente Cordiale

series of agreements between the United Kingdom and France about colonies in Africa, Siam (Thailand), Newfoundland, and New Hebrides (Vanuatu)

Key facts

Signed: 8 April 1904
Signatories: French Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English and French

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: treaty
Main subject: Egypt
Location: Normandy
Image: Entente Cordiale dancing.png

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language of work or name: French
Commons category: Entente cordiale
signatory: British Empire
exact match: www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/Int%C3%A9sa+Cordiale.html
point in time: 1904-04-08

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Encyclopedic overview

The Entente Cordiale ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tɑ̃t kɔʁdjal]; lit. 'Cordial Agreement') comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and France which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations.

Background

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Entente Cordiale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.