United Nations Security Council Resolution 435
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 435
Adopted on September 29, 1978, this resolution [cite web|url=http://www.un.org/documents/sc/res/1978/scres78.htm|title=UN Security Council Resolution 435|date=September 29, 1978|publisher=United Nations Security Council] put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South Africa controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia. Importantly, it established the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) which oversaw the election and the South African withdrawal.
One of the subsequent shortcomings of the resolution was that it did not mention the paramilitary Koevoet force, which came into being after the resolution was passed. This unit, which was considered a stumbling block for free elections in Namibia, was eventually disbanded on October 31, 1989 — the last possible day before the November election.
On December 22, 1988 South Africa agreed to implement the resolution upon its signature of the New York Accords at UN headquarters.
ee also
* Angolan Civil War
* History of Namibia
* South African Border War
* United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
* United Nations Security Council Resolution 264
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