List of armistices
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An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace.[1] It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning "arms" (as in weapons) and -stitium, meaning "a stopping".[2]
This list of armistices is a general overview of notable armistice treaties.
Pre-19th century
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Georgian–Mongolian treaty of 1239 | 1239 | Ended the Mongol invasions of Georgia | |||
| Treaty of Bordeaux | 27 April 1243 | Ended the Saintonge War; led to a final peace, the Treaty of Paris, which ended the First Hundred Years' War upon being signed on 4 December 1259 | |||
| Nicaean–Latin Armistice | August 1260 | Ended the Siege of Constantinople | |||
| Armistice of Copenhagen | 1537 | Ended the Danish Count's Feud | |||
| Truce of Adrianople | 1547 | Ended the Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1540–1547 | |||
| Truce of Altmark | 26 September 1629 | Also known as the Treaty of Stary Targ; ended the Polish–Swedish War; an extension, the Treaty of Stuhmsdorf, was signed on 12 September 1635 | |||
| Treaty of Stuhmsdorf | 12 September 1635 | Also known as the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś; extended the Truce of Altmark | |||
| Peace of Münster | 30 January 1648 | Ended the Eighty Years' War | |||
| Treaty of Münster | 24 October 1648 | Part of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War | |||
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| Armistice of Cherasco | 28 April 1796 | ||||
| Armistice of Bologna | 23 June 1796 | A final peace, the Treaty of Tolentino, was signed on 19 February 1797 | |||
| Peace of Leoben | 18 April 1797 | 24 May 1797 |
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A final peace, the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed on 17 October 1797 | |
| Armistice of March 30, 1798 | 30 March 1798 |
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| Convention of Alessandria | 15 June 1800 |
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Also known as the Armistice of Marengo; attempted to end the War of the Second Coalition | |
| Armistice of Steyr | 25 December 1800 |
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A final peace, the Treaty of Lunéville, was signed on 9 February 1801 | ||
19th century
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Armistice of Treviso | 16 January 1801 | A final peace, the Treaty of Lunéville, was signed on 9 February 1801 | |||
| Armistice of Znaim | 12 July 1809 | Led to a final peace, the Treaty of Schönbrunn, which ended the War of the Fifth Coalition upon being signed on 14 October 1809 | |||
| Truce of Pläswitz | 4 June 1813 | Also known as the Armistice of Pläswitz | |||
| Armistice of Salasco | 9 August 1848 |
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Attempted to end the First Italian War of Independence | ||
| Armistice of Malmö | 26 August 1848 |
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Attempted to end the First Schleswig War | ||
| Armistice of Vignale | 24 March 1849 |
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A final peace, the Peace of Milan, was signed on 6 August 1849 | |
| Armistice of Villafranca | 11 and 12 July 1859 | 12 July 1859 |
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Ended the Second Italian War of Independence | |
| Armistice of Cormons | 12 August 1866 | Ended the Third Italian War of Independence; a final peace, the Treaty of Vienna, was signed on 3 October 1866 | |||
| Armistice of Versailles | 28 January 1871 | 28 and 31 January 1871 | De facto conditional surrender of the French Third Republic to the German Empire; ended the Franco-Prussian War; a final peace, the Treaty of Frankfurt, was signed on 10 May 1871 | ||
Early 20th century
During World War I
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Armistice of Focșani | 9 December 1917 | A final peace, the Treaty of Bucharest, was signed on 7 May 1918 | |||
| Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers | 15 December 1917 | 17 December 1917 |
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Attempted to end the Eastern Front of World War I; hostilities were renewed on 18 February 1918, but the state of war came to an end after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed on 3 March 1918 | |
| Armistice of Erzincan | 18 December 1917 |
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| Armistice of Salonica | 29 September 1918 | 30 September 1918 |
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| Armistice of Mudros | 30 October 1918 | 31 October 1918 |  Ottoman Empire |
Ended fighting in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I | |
| Armistice of Villa Giusti | 3 November 1918 | 4 November 1918 |  Austria-Hungary |
Ended fighting on the Italian front of World War I | |
| Armistice of 11 November 1918 | 11 November 1918 | Also known as the Armistice of Compiègne, this armistice, upon being signed amid the German revolution of 1918–1919, ended fighting on the Western Front of World War I; the date of its signature is commemorated as Armistice Day;[3] a final peace, the Treaty of Versailles, was signed on 28 June 1919 | |||
| Armistice of Belgrade | 13 November 1918 | A final peace, the Treaty of Trianon was signed on 4 June 1920. | |||
After World War I
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan respecting the District of Zanghezour | 23 November 1919 | Attempted to end the Armenian–Azerbaijani war | |||
| Armistice of Mudanya | 11 October 1922 | 13 October 1922 |
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Mid-20th century
Before World War II
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Chaco Armistice | 19 December 1933 | Attempted to end the Chaco War | |||
During World War II
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Moscow Peace Treaty | 12 March 1940 | 13 March 1940 | Ended the Winter War | ||
| Armistice of 22 June 1940 | 22 June 1940 | 25 June 1940 | Also known as the Second Armistice of Compiègne, this armistice ended the Battle of France; no peace treaty was signed | ||
| Franco-Italian Armistice | 24 June 1940 | Also known as the Armistice of Villa Incisa; ended the Italian invasion of France | |||
| Second Armistice of Belgrade | 17 April 1941 | 18 April 1941 |
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Worded as an unconditional surrender; on account of its doubtful legality, no peace was signed | |
| Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre | 14 July 1941 | Also known as the Convention of Acre; ended the Syria–Lebanon campaign | |||
| Armistice of Cassibile | 3 September 1943 | 8 September 1943 |
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Ended hostilities between the Kingdom of Italy and Allies of World War II | |
| Armistice of Malta | 29 September 1943 |  Kingdom of the South |
Worded as unconditional surrender but coined as additional terms of the Armistice of Cassibile | ||
| Moscow Armistice | 19 September 1944 |
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Ended the Continuation War | |
After World War II
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| 1949 Armistice Agreements | 24 February – 20 July 1949 | Ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War[4] and 1948 Palestine war | |||
| Korean Armistice Agreement | 27 July 1953 | Ended the Korean War | |||
| Geneva Agreements | 21 July 1954 | 23 July 1954 | Ended the First Indochina War | ||
| Évian Accords | 18 March 1962 | 19 March 1962 | Ended the Algerian War | ||
Late 20th century
| Armistice | Signed | Effective | Party one | Party two | Notes |
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| Paris Peace Accords | January 27, 1973 |  United States South Vietnam |
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Attempt to end the Vietnam War | |
| Mount Data Peace Accord | 13 September 1986 |
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Ended the Cordillera conflict | ||
| Hat Yai Peace Agreement | 13 December 1989 | Ended the Communist insurgency in Malaysia | |||
| Implementation Agreement | 2 January 1992 | 3 January 1992 | Also known as the Sarajevo Agreement; part of the Vance plan, which attempted to end the Croatian War of Independence | ||
| Sochi agreement | 24 June 1992 and 27 July 1993 | Also known as the Dagomys Agreements; ended the South Ossetia war and attempted to end the War in Abkhazia | |||
| Washington Agreement | 18 March 1994 | 30 March 1994 | Ended the Croat-Bosniak War | ||
| Bishkek Protocol | 5 May 1994 | 12 May 1994 | Ended the First Nagorno-Karabakh War | ||
| Lusaka Protocol | 20 November 1994 | Attempted to end the Angolan Civil War | |||
| Dayton Agreement | 14 December 1995 | Ended the Bosnian War | |||
| Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement | 10 July 1999 | 11 July 1999 | Attempted to end the Second Congo War | ||
