1900-1999
Year | Name | Summary | References |
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1905 | Declaration of Boulogne | Defines "Esperantism" as a movement to promote the widespread use of Esperanto. | |
1909 | Declaration of London | An international code of maritime law. | |
1916 | Proclamation of the Irish Republic | Proclaims Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. | |
1919 | Declaration of Independence (Ireland) | Adopted by Dáil Éireann; "ratifies" the 1916 Proclamation. | |
1923 | Declaration of the Rights of the Child | Protects the rights of children; drafted by Eglantyne Jebb, endorsed in 1924, and adopted by the UN in 1946 and in 1959. | |
1944 | Declaration of Philadelphia | Current charter of the International Labour Organization. | |
1945 | Declaration of Avellaneda | The political platform of Argentina's Radical Civic Union. | |
Indonesian Declaration of Independence | Proclaims Indonesia independent from Dutch imperial rule. | ||
1948 | Israel's Declaration of Independence | Proclaims the establishment of the State of Israel within the British Mandate of Palestine. | |
1949 | London Declaration | Allows republics to be member of the British Commonwealth, creates the position of Head of the Commonwealth, and renames the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'. | |
1950 | Declaration of Conscience | Senator Margaret Chase Smith criticizes the tactics of HUAC and (without naming him) Senator Joe McCarthy. | |
1955 | Declaration of Neutrality | Austria proclaims itself a permanently neutral nation. | |
1964 | Declaration of Helsinki | Sets ethical principles for the medical community regarding human experimentation. | |
1965 | Unilateral Declaration of Independence | Rhodesia proclaims itself independent from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965, by the administration of Ian Smith, whose Rhodesian Front party opposed black majority rule in the then British colony. | |
1968 | Declaration of Geneva | Proclaims physicians' dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine. | |
1988 | Palestinian Declaration of Independence | Proclaims the establishment of the independent State of Palestine. | |
1990 | Declaration of Independence (Transnistria) | Proclaims the withdrawal of Transnistria from the Moldavian SSR. | |
1991 | Declaration of Windhoek | Statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists. |
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