UNTAG

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Organization_of_African_Unity
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1990
gptkbp:duration approximately 1 year
gptkbp:established gptkb:1989
gptkbp:financial_support UN member states
gptkbp:headquarters Windhoek, Namibia
gptkbp:historical_significance first UN peacekeeping operation in Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UNTAG
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Martti_Ahtisaari
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:mandates supervise the implementation of the United Nations plan for Namibia
gptkbp:military_conflict multinational forces
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Namibian_independence
gptkbp:notable_mission United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa (UNOMSA)
United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM)
gptkbp:objective ensure free and fair elections
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:operational_period 1989-1990
gptkbp:operations gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:outcome establishment of a democratic government in Namibia
gptkbp:purpose to assist in the transition to independence in Namibia
gptkbp:strength approximately 7,000
gptkbp:successor United Nations Mission in Namibia
gptkbp:un_security_council_resolution 435 (1978)
gptkbp:ungeneral_assembly_resolution 2145 (1966)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Withdrawal_of_South_African_troops_from_Namibia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7