Agreement
Agreement of Wills annexation, 1888
Chile annexed Rapa Nui under a treaty committing to respect Rapa Nui land rights and chiefly authority.
What happened
On 9 September 1888, the Agreement of Wills annexed Rapa Nui to Chile.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: Rapa Nui was annexed to Chile under a treaty signed on 9 September 1888, known as the Agreement of Wills, which established respect for the investiture of Rapa Nui chiefs and reserved land ownership for the Rapa Nui people; Rapa Nui claimants argue this commitment has not been honoured.
- Indigenous peoples' rights to autonomy and self-government: the case of Rapa Nui, Chile (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)) link, 1888 Agreement of Wills section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record