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When was the Montevideo Convention signed?
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Plato (center left) and Aristotle, detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508β11; in the Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican. Plato is shown pointing to the heavens and the realm of forms, Aristotle to the earth and the realm of things.
The Montevideo Convention was signed on December 26, 1933.1
This agreement is significant for establishing the standard definition of a state under international law, requiring a permanent population, defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.1