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Which countries signed the Montevideo Convention in 1933?
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The Montevideo Convention, signed on December 26, 1933, established the foundational definition of a state in international law. The agreement was signed by the following 19 nations:
- United States1
- Argentina1
- Brazil1
- Chile1
- Colombia1
- Cuba1
- Dominican Republic1
- Ecuador1
- El Salvador1
- Guatemala1
- Haiti1
- Honduras1
- Mexico1
- Nicaragua1
- Panama1
- Paraguay1
- Peru1
- Uruguay1
- Venezuela1
Bolivia was the only country present at the Seventh International Conference of American States that declined to sign the convention.1