Lateran Treaty

The Lateran Treaty was established between Benito Mussolini and the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Pius XI in the year 1929. It made Vatican City an actual independent country and gave it independence from the affairs of Italy. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.

Lateran Treaty Media

• Francesco Pacelli.jpg

  Francesco Pacelli was the right-hand man to Pius XI's Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri during the Lateran Treaty negotiations

• Vatican City annex.jpg

  The territory of Vatican City State, established by the Lateran Accords

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  Map of the Vatican City