1999 ⟶ Macau Handover: Transfer of Sovereignty to China

December 20: Handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic ...
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🏘️ Portuguese Settlement Established in Macau

The Portuguese found a settlement at Macau.⟶
Portuguese Settlement Established in Macau (1553)
ExplorationColonialismTradePortuguese EmpireEuropean ColonizationMing DynastySettlementSpice Trade
PortugalPortugalChinaChina

🇧🇳 Brunei Achieves Full Independence

January 1: Independence of Brunei.⟶
Brunei Achieves Full Independence (1983)
DecolonizationIndependenceBritish EmpireSultanatePost-ColonialismSovereignty
BruneiBruneiUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤝 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong

December 19: Sino-British Joint Declaration agrees to hand Hong Kong back to China by 1997.⟶
Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong (1984)
Hong KongSovereigntyPolitical TransitionDiplomacyPost-ColonialismInternational Relations
ChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomHong KongHong Kong

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Handover: United Kingdom Transfers Sovereignty to China

July 1: Handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China.⟶
Hong Kong Handover: United Kingdom Transfers Sovereignty to China (1997)
DecolonizationSovereigntyPolitical TransitionBritish EmpireInternational Relations
ChinaChinaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomHong KongHong Kong

🤝 Macau Handover: Transfer of Sovereignty to China

December 20: Handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China after 442 years of Portuguese rule in the settlement.⟶
Macau Handover: Transfer of Sovereignty to China (1999)
DecolonizationSovereigntyPost-Colonialism
ChinaChinaPortugalPortugal