Charter of the Organization of American States
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The Charter of the Organization of the American States (otherwise known the Charter of the OAS) is a Pan-American treaty that sets out the creation of the Organization of American States. It was signed at the Ninth International Conference of American States of 30 April 1948, held in Bogotá, Colombia. The treaty came into effect on 13 December 1951.
Amendments[]
It has been amended by the:
- Protocol of Buenos Aires (27 February 1967)
- Protocol of Cartagena (5 December 1985)
- Protocol of Washington (14 December 1992)
- Protocol of Managua (10 June 1993)
Signatories[]
The American countries that are signatories of the OAS Charter are, ordered by accession date:
- Argentina (1948)
- Bolivia (1948)
- Brazil (1948)
- Chile (1948)
- Colombia (1948)
- Costa Rica (1948)
- Cuba (1948) – By resolution of the Eighth Meeting of Consultation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1962) Cuba was excluded from participating in the OAS, but this resolution ceased to have effect on 2009 by the OAS resolution AG/RES. 2438 (XXXIX-O/09).
- Ecuador (1948)
- El Salvador (1948)
- United States of America (1948)
- Guatemala (1948)
- Haiti (1948)
- Honduras (1948) Suspended after the 2009 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Readmitted in May 2011.
- Mexico (1948)
- Nicaragua (1948)
- Panama (1948)
- Paraguay (1948)
- Peru (1948)
- Dominican Republic (1948)
- Uruguay (1948)
- Venezuela (1948)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1967)
- Barbados (1967)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1967)
- Jamaica (1969)
- Grenada (1975)
- Suriname (1977)
- Dominica (1979)
- Saint Lucia (1979)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1981)
- Bahamas (1982)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1984)
- Canada (1990)
- Belize (1991)
- Guyana (1991)
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Categories:
- Organization of American States
- Organization of American States treaties
- Treaties concluded in 1948
- Treaties entered into force in 1951
- Political charters
- Treaties of Argentina
- Treaties of Bolivia
- Treaties of the Second Brazilian Republic
- Treaties of Chile
- Treaties of Colombia
- Treaties of Costa Rica
- Treaties of Cuba
- Treaties of Ecuador
- Treaties of El Salvador
- Treaties of the United States
- Treaties of Guatemala
- Treaties of Haiti
- Treaties of Honduras
- Treaties of Mexico
- Treaties of Nicaragua
- Treaties of Panama
- Treaties of Paraguay
- Treaties of Peru
- Treaties of the Dominican Republic
- Treaties of Uruguay
- Treaties of Venezuela
- Treaties of Antigua and Barbuda
- Treaties of Barbados
- Treaties of Trinidad and Tobago
- Treaties of Jamaica
- Treaties of Grenada
- Treaties of Suriname
- Treaties of Dominica
- Treaties of Saint Lucia
- Treaties of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Treaties of the Bahamas
- Treaties of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Treaties of Canada
- Treaties of Belize
- Treaties of Guyana
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- April 1948 events