UN Mission in Namibia (UNTAG)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UNTAG
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council
gptkbp:authorizedByResolution gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_435
gptkbp:civilianComponent yes
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:endDate 1990-03-21
gptkbp:firstSpecialRepresentative gptkb:Martti_Ahtisaari
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:United_Nations_Transition_Assistance_Group
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Windhoek,_Namibia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN Mission in Namibia (UNTAG)
gptkbp:mandate supervise the transition to independence in Namibia
gptkbp:militaryComponent yes
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Zainab_Bangura
gptkb:Adebayo_Adedeji
gptkb:Kofi_Annan
gptkb:Shashi_Tharoor
gptkb:Zhang_Qiyue
gptkb:Dewan_Prem_Chand
gptkb:Yasushi_Akashi
gptkb:Brian_Urquhart
gptkb:Martti_Ahtisaari
gptkb:Bernt_Carlsson
gptkb:Cedric_Thornberry
gptkb:Ian_Sinclair
gptkb:John_Ruggie
gptkb:Marrack_Goulding
gptkb:John_Macgregor
Jasbir Singh Lidder
Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
Margaret Anstee
Rafeeuddin Ahmed
Zbigniew Wlosowicz
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 4,500
gptkbp:objective ensure free and fair elections
monitor withdrawal of South African forces
assist in establishment of new government
oversee return of refugees
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:policeComponent yes
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:result Namibia's independence
withdrawal of South African forces
free and fair elections in 1989
gptkbp:startDate 1989-04-01
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_(as_peacekeeper)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8