ONUC

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ONUC was a United Nations peacekeeping mission deployed to the Congo in the early 1960s to stabilize the country during a period of severe political crisis and conflict following its independence.

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ONUC canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN operation
United Nations peacekeeping mission
acronymFor Opération des Nations Unies au Congo
United Nations Operation in the Congo
administeredBy United Nations
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council
commandedBy UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (overall authority)
UN Secretary-General U Thant (overall authority)
conflict Congo Crisis
countryServed Congo
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
linked to: Congo-Léopoldville
createdByResolution UN Security Council Resolution 143
UN Security Council Resolution 145
UN Security Council Resolution 146
UN Security Council Resolution 161
UN Security Council Resolution 169
endTime 1964
followedBy no immediate successor UN mission in Congo
hasTask assist Congolese government in maintaining territorial integrity
ensure withdrawal of Belgian forces
prevent civil war in Congo
restore law and order in Congo
stabilize newly independent Congo
support organization of national armed forces
headquartersLocation Kinshasa
Léopoldville
linked to: Kinshasa
legalBasis UN Charter Chapter VI
UN Charter Chapter VII
locatedIn Congo
militaryComponent UN peacekeeping forces
linked to: UN peacekeepers
notableEvent confrontation with secessionist Katanga authorities
involvement in events surrounding the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
operatedDuring decolonization of Africa
operatedIn post-independence Congo political crisis
operationalLanguage English
French
participatedIn Katanga secession crisis
military operations in Katanga
policeComponent UN civilian police
precededBy UNOGIL
significantFor Cold War-era peacekeeping in Africa
development of UN peacekeeping doctrine
early large-scale UN peacekeeping
startTime 1960
supportedBy troop-contributing countries from Africa
troop-contributing countries from Asia
troop-contributing countries from Europe
usedForceUnder UN Security Council authorization

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