Declaration of Boulogne

Declaration of Boulogne
Zamenhof and other attendees leaving the first World Esperanto Congress
Created1905
RatifiedAugust 1905
LocationBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
Author(s)L. L. Zamenhof
PurposeEsperanto
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The Declaration on the Essence of Esperantism (Esperanto: Deklaracio pri la esenco de Esperantismo), commonly referred to as the Declaration of Boulogne (Bulonja Deklaracio), is a historic document that establishes several important premises for the Esperanto movement.[1] The Declaration was written by L. L. Zamenhof and ratified in 1905 by the attendees of the first World Esperanto Congress, held in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.[2]

  1. ^ Schor 2016, p. 90
  2. ^ Schor 2016, p. 90