Operation Turquoise

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath controversy over effectiveness
gptkbp:campground established in Zaire
gptkbp:collaboration with NGOs
gptkbp:command_structure French General Jean-Claude Lafourcade
gptkbp:consequences in France
gptkbp:context gptkb:Rwandan_Genocide
gptkbp:criticism allegations of bias
gptkbp:date June 1994
gptkbp:date_concluded August 1994
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations to end violence
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 months
gptkbp:evacuation_operations conducted for foreign nationals
gptkbp:goal protecting civilians
gptkbp:historical_significance first major French military operation in Africa after Cold War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Turquoise
gptkbp:impact provided to refugees
gptkbp:impact_on_rwandan_government strengthened post-genocide leadership
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:France
gptkbp:international_response mixed reactions
gptkbp:involved_countries limited
gptkbp:involved_forces French military
gptkbp:legacy impact on future interventions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rwanda
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_conflict not achieved
gptkbp:military_strategy limited engagement
gptkbp:operations gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:outcome establishment of safe zones
gptkbp:purpose humanitarian intervention
gptkbp:related_event Rwandan Civil War
gptkbp:strength approximately 2,500
gptkbp:successor Operation Amaryllis
gptkbp:un_security_council_resolution No. 929
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4