List of armistices

The announcement of the Armistice of 11 November 1918 was met with large celebrations in Allied countries.

Italians and Anglo-Americans signed the Armistice of Cassibile in 1943.

Delegates signed the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953.

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
Georgian–Mongolian treaty of 1239	1239	1239	Mongol Empire	Kingdom of Georgia	Ended the Mongol invasions of Georgia
Treaty of Bordeaux	27 April 1243	27 April 1243	Kingdom of France	Kingdom of England	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	August 1260	Empire of Nicaea	Latin Empire	Ended the Siege of Constantinople
Armistice of Copenhagen	1537	1537			Ended the Danish Count's Feud
Truce of Adrianople	1547	1547	Habsburg monarchy	Ottoman Empire	Ended the Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1540–1547
Truce of Altmark	26 September 1629	26 September 1629	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Swedish Empire	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	12 September 1635	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Swedish Empire	Also known as the Treaty of Sztumska Wieś; extended the Truce of Altmark
Peace of Münster	30 January 1648	30 January 1648	Dutch Republic	Spanish Empire	Ended the Eighty Years' War
Treaty of Münster	24 October 1648	24 October 1648	Kingdom of France	Holy Roman Empire	Part of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War
Treaty of Osnabrück	24 October 1648	24 October 1648	Swedish Empire	Holy Roman Empire	Part of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War
Armistice of Cherasco	28 April 1796	28 April 1796	Kingdom of Sardinia	French First Republic
Armistice of Bologna	23 June 1796	23 June 1796	Papal States	French First Republic	A final peace, the Treaty of Tolentino, was signed on 19 February 1797
Peace of Leoben	18 April 1797	24 May 1797	Holy Roman Empire	French First Republic	A final peace, the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed on 17 October 1797
Armistice of March 30, 1798	30 March 1798	30 March 1798	French First Republic	Kingdom of Great Britain
Convention of Alessandria	15 June 1800	15 June 1800	Habsburg monarchy	French First Republic	Also known as the Armistice of Marengo; attempted to end the War of the Second Coalition
Armistice of Steyr	25 December 1800	25 December 1800	Holy Roman Empire	French First Republic	A final peace, the Treaty of Lunéville, was signed on 9 February 1801

19th century

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Armistice of Treviso	16 January 1801	16 January 1801	Habsburg monarchy	French First Republic	A final peace, the Treaty of Lunéville, was signed on 9 February 1801
Armistice of Znaim	12 July 1809	12 July 1809	Austrian Empire	First French Empire	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	4 June 1813	Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	First French Empire	Also known as the Armistice of Pläswitz
Armistice of Salasco	9 August 1848	9 August 1848	Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire	Attempted to end the First Italian War of Independence
Armistice of Malmö	26 August 1848	26 August 1848	Danish Unitary State	Kingdom of Prussia	Attempted to end the First Schleswig War
Armistice of Vignale	24 March 1849	24 March 1849	Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire	A final peace, the Peace of Milan, was signed on 6 August 1849
Armistice of Villafranca	11 July and 12 July 1859	12 July 1859	Second French Empire Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire	Ended the Second Italian War of Independence
Armistice of Cormons	12 August 1866	12 August 1866	Kingdom of Italy	Austrian Empire	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 January and 31 January 1871	French Third Republic	German Empire	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
Armistice of Focșani	9 December 1917	9 December 1917	Kingdom of Romania Russian Soviet Republic	German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Tsardom of Bulgaria	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	Russian Soviet Republic	German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Tsardom of Bulgaria	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	18 December 1917	Ottoman Empire	Transcaucasian Commissariat of the Russian Soviet Republic
Armistice of Salonica	29 September 1918	30 September 1918	Tsardom of Bulgaria	Allies of World War I
Armistice of Mudros	30 October 1918	31 October 1918	Ottoman Empire	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Ended fighting in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Armistice of Villa Giusti	3 November 1918	4 November 1918	Kingdom of Italy	Austria-Hungary	Ended fighting on the Italian front of World War I
Armistice of 11 November 1918	11 November 1918	11 November 1918	Weimar Republic	Allies of World War I	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	13 November 1918	French Third Republic	Kingdom of Hungary

After World War I

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan respecting the District of Zanghezour	23 November 1919	23 November 1919	First Republic of Armenia	Azerbaijan Democratic Republic	Attempted to end the Armenian–Azerbaijani war
Armistice of Mudanya	11 October 1922	13 October 1922	Government of the Grand National Assembly	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland French Third Republic Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Greece (acceded on 13 October 1922)

Mid-20th century

Before World War II

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Chaco Armistice	19 December 1933	19 December 1933	Bolivia	Paraguay	Attempted to end the Chaco War

During World War II

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Moscow Peace Treaty	12 March 1940	13 March 1940	Finland	Soviet Union	Ended the Winter War
Armistice of 22 June 1940	22 June 1940	25 June 1940	French Third Republic	Nazi Germany	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	25 June 1940	French Third Republic	Fascist Italy	Also known as the Armistice of Villa Incisa; ended the Italian invasion of France
Second Armistice of Belgrade	17 April 1941	18 April 1941	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Nazi Germany Fascist Italy Kingdom of Hungary	Worded as an unconditional surrender; on account of its doubtful legality, no peace was signed
Armistice of Saint Jean d'Acre	14 July 1941	14 July 1941	United Kingdom	Vichy France	Also known as the Convention of Acre; ended the Syria–Lebanon campaign
Armistice of Cassibile	3 September 1943	8 September 1943	Kingdom of Italy	United States United Kingdom	Ended hostilities between the Kingdom of Italy and Allies of World War II
Armistice of Malta	29 September 1943	29 September 1943	Kingdom of the South	United States United Kingdom	Worded as unconditional surrender but coined as additional terms of the Armistice of Cassibile
Moscow Armistice	19 September 1944	19 September 1944	Finland	Soviet Union United Kingdom	Ended the Continuation War

After World War II

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
1949 Armistice Agreements	24 February – 20 July 1949	24 February – 20 July 1949	Israel	Kingdom of Egypt Lebanon Jordan First Syrian Republic	Ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War [4] and 1948 Palestine war
Korean Armistice Agreement	27 July 1953	27 July 1953	United Nations Command	Korean People's Army of North Korea People's Volunteer Army of China	Ended the Korean War
Geneva Agreements	21 July 1954	23 July 1954	French Fourth Republic	Viet Minh of North Vietnam	Ended the First Indochina War
Évian Accords	18 March 1962	19 March 1962	France	Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic	Ended the Algerian War

Late 20th century

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Mount Data Peace Accord	13 September 1986	13 September 1986	Philippines	Cordillera People's Liberation Army of the Philippines	Ended the Cordillera conflict
Hat Yai Peace Agreement	13 December 1989	13 December 1989	Malaysia Thailand	Malayan Communist Party of Malaysia and Singapore	Ended the Communist insurgency in Malaysia
Implementation Agreement	2 January 1992	3 January 1992	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Croatia	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	24 June 1992 and 27 July 1993	Georgia	Russia South Ossetia Abkhazia	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	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia	Ended the Croat-Bosniak War
Bishkek Protocol	5 May 1994	12 May 1994	Azerbaijan	Republic of Artsakh Armenia	Ended the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Lusaka Protocol	20 November 1994	20 November 1994	Angola	UNITA	Attempted to end the Angolan Civil War
Dayton Agreement	14 December 1995	14 December 1995	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia	Ended the Bosnian War
Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement	10 July 1999	11 July 1999	Democratic Republic of the Congo Angola Namibia Zimbabwe	Rwanda Uganda	Attempted to end the Second Congo War

Early 21st century

Armistice	Signed	Effective	Party one	Party two	Notes
Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement	8 April 2004	11 April 2004	Sudan	Justice and Equality Movement of Sudan Sudan Liberation Movement/Army	Attempted to end the War in Darfur
Minsk Protocol	5 September 2014	5 September 2014	Ukraine	Russia Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic	Also known as Minsk I; attempted to end the war in Donbas
Minsk II	12 February 2015	15 February 2015	Ukraine	Russia Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic	Attempted to end the war in Donbas
Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement	15 October 2015	15 October 2015	Myanmar	All Burma Students' Democratic Front Arakan Liberation Party Chin National Front DKBA-5 Karen National Union KNU/KNLA Peace Council Pa-O National Liberation Army Restoration Council of Shan State Lahu Democratic Union (acceded on 13 February 2018) New Mon State Party (acceded on 13 February 2018)	Attempted to end the Myanmar conflict
Juba Peace Agreement	31 August [5] and 3 October 2020 [6]	31 August and 3 October 2020	Sudan	Sudan Revolutionary Front Sudan Liberation Movement/Army	Ended the War in Darfur
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement	9 November 2020	10 November 2020	Azerbaijan	Armenia	Ended the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
2023 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement	20 September 2023	21 September 2023	Azerbaijan	Republic of Artsakh Armenia	Ended the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
2025 Gaza war ceasefire	17 January 2025	19 January 2025	Hamas of Palestine	Israel	Hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice; attempted to end the Gaza war

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