Treaty of Bucharest (1918)

The Treaty of Bucharest was a peace treaty which the German Empire forced Romania to sign on May 7, 1918.

A French caricature on the treaty: the Kaiser points a dagger at a woman (Romania), while showing her the Peace Treaty.

Delegates at the Peace of Bucharest.

Among its terms:

• Romania had to cede Southern Dobruja (the Cadrilater) and the southern part of Northern Dobruja (see the map) to Bulgaria, while the rest of the provice remained unter the joint control of the Central Powers
• Romania had to give Austria-Hungary control of the passes of the Carpathian Mountains
• Romania leased oil wells to Germany for 90 years

However, it was never ratified by the Romanian Parliament and after the Central Powers were defeated in November 1918, it was nullified by the Marghiloman government.

See also

• Treaty of Bucharest, 1812
• Treaty of Bucharest, 1913

External link

• Full text of the Treaty of Bucharest