Politics · March 30, 1856

Treaty of Paris

170 years ago · Paris, France

170th anniversary

The Treaty of Paris of 1856, signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris, brought an end to the Crimean War (1853–1856) between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The treaty diminished Russian influence in the region.

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The 171st anniversary falls on March 30, 2027.

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