Complex sentence: On 3 March 1885, the German government announced that it had granted an imperial charter, which was signed by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck on 27 February 1885, to Peters' company and intended to establish a protectorate in the Africa Great Lakes region.
Split into simpler sentences: On 3 March 1885, the German government announced that it had granted an imperial charter, which was signed by Chancellor Otto von Bismarck on 27 February 1885. The charter was granted to Peters' company and was intended to establish a protectorate in the Africa Great Lakes region.