The United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA, Mission d'Observation des Nations Unies à l'Angola) was established by

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Resolution 1118 of 30 June 1997. Due to the collapse of the peace process in Angola, UN Secretary General recommended to the UN Security Council that MONUA's mandate not be renewed. The mission officially terminated in on 24 February 1999, per the terms of Resolution 1213. MONUA was the last peacekeeping mission in Angola, and was preceded by three other peacekeeping missions:

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, II and

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. The Angolan Civil War raged between 1974 and 2002 and was the longest lasting conflict in Africa. At the beginning of the mission in 1997, the UN peacekeeping force consisted of approximately 3500 soldiers, observers and police constables, coming from 17 countries. This number was reduced to 400 in 1999, when the mission ended. Seventeen Blue Helmets died in the conflict.

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* Records o
the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) (1997-1999)
at the United Nations Archives
O contexto das missões UNAVEM/MONUA
in: A participação da Hungria nas missões de paz da ONU em Angola

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Angolan Civil War United Nations operations in Angola UNITA Organizations established by the United Nations Organizations established in 1997 Organizations disestablished in 1999 1990s in Africa 1997 in Africa {{UN-stub

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