United Nations Security Council resolution 602, adopted unanimously on 25 November 1987, after hearing representations from the

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, the council recalled resolutions

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(1976), 428 (1978), 447 (1979),

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(1979),

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(1980), 545 (1983),

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(1984), 567 (1985), 571 (1985),

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(1985) and 577 (1985), expressing its concern at the continuing military incursions into the country by South Africa through occupied

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(

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). The Council demanded South Africa cease

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and respect Angola's sovereignty and territorial integrity, noting the "illegal entry of the head of the racist South African regime and some of his Ministers" into Angola. The representative of

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, which introduced the resolution, said the continued attacks were an affront to the council's authority. It called for a complete and unconditional withdrawal of South African forces from southern Angola, requesting the

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to monitor the implementation of the current resolution and reporting back no later than 10 December 1987. The resolution was a direct rejection of South Africa's offer to withdraw its troops from Angola if other nations, such as

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, did the same.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1987 0602 20th century in South Africa 1987 in South Africa 1987 in Africa 1987 in Angola 0602 Angola–South Africa relations November 1987 events

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