Timeline Tuesday 1 July 1890

Events on Tuesday 1 July 1890 2

• 1890 Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty signed Germany and Britain trade Heligoland for African territory Germany and Britain signed the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty, exchanging the North Sea island of Heligoland for German recognition of British claims over Zanzibar and parts of East Africa. The agreement helped define colonial spheres of influence during the Scramble for Africa. It gave Germany a strategic naval outpost near its own coast.
• 1890 Japan holds first general election Vote establishes the Imperial Diet's lower house Japan held its first general election for the House of Representatives under the Meiji Constitution, with voting restricted to a small class of male taxpayers. The vote established the framework for the Imperial Diet, Japan's first modern national legislature. It marked a major step in Japan's transition toward constitutional government.