Handover of Macau

Date: December 20, 1999 • Location: Zhuhai, China

Portugal transferred the sovereignty over Macau, which it had administered since the mid–16th century, to China.

The handover of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China (PRC) officially occurred at midnight on 20 December 1999. This event ended 442 years of Portuguese rule in the former settlement, which began in 1557.