| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1902, Jan. 30 | |
| The ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE was concluded for five years and provided for the independence of China and Korea and the recognition of Japan's special interests in Korea; the two powers each agreed to maintain neutrality in the event of wars with third powers and to join with the other in the event of a larger war. | 1 |
| May 31 | |
| TREATY OF VEREENIGING brought an end to the South African war, with the Boers accepting British sovereignty along with the promise of representative institutions. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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