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Timeline of the Vatican City

This scheme is a multiple timelime of the history of the Vatican City, part of the series of Series of multiple timelines of European countries and territories.

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The State of Vatican City (Status Civitatis Vaticanae / Stato della Città del Vaticano) is a state ruled by the pope.

The history of Rome before 1929 can be found at Ancient Rome and Papal States. Papal States Until 1870: The Vatican is part of the Papal States. Kingdom of Italy 1870: The Papal States are annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. Vatican City State 1929: Pope Pius XI (Ambrogio Ratti) signs the Lateran Treaty with Italian leader Benito Mussolini in which parts of Rome are separated from the Kingdom of Italy and granted to pope and the Vatican City is recognised as a sovereign state as a partial continuation of the Papal States. The pope is sovereign head of state, there is no parliament. 1939: During World War II the Vatican remains neutral but at the same time critical of the Italian and German regimes. 1964: The Vatican City becomes an observer in the United Nations.