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Erik Molnár, Jr. Consulate of the Republic of Namibia
PécsJune 15, 2012
Agenda IReview of Namibia
History and PoliticsGeography and ClimateLanguage and EducationEconomy
Background of the UN MissionHistoryApartheid politicsThe Beginnings of the Opposition
Agenda IIThe UN Peacekeeping process
PremiseUNTAGHungarian police contingent
Final thoughts
Source:http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/FCP/en/NAM/PICS/Map%20Namibia.jpg
History and politicsGerman South West Africa (Deutsch-
Südwestafrika) 1884-1915Herero and Nama genocide
South Africa 1915-1990South African rule and the struggle for
independence League of Nations mandate territory United Nations Trusteeship agreement South-West Africa People's Organisation
armed struggle for independence
Herero Executionsby German soldiers
Surviving Hereros
Herero women
”A Long Walk to Freedom”UN
General Assembly Security CouncilInternational Court
South African Border War1966-1989 SWAPO
PLAN - People's Liberation Army of Namibia
Koevoet the "crowbar " South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Uni
Koevoet was the most effective paramilitary unit deployed against SWAPO fighters during the Namibian War of Independence.
The trackers, the bushman "bat" units of Koevoet.
Koevoet and SWATF unit members with corpses of murdered SWAPO (PLAN) combatants. In the background are black Koevoets.
UN actions30 UN organisations involved
e.g.: UN Ad Hoc Committee for South West Africa, 1966 UN Council for Namibia UNDP UNHCR UNICEF United Nations Institute for Namibia (UNIN) United Nations Transition Assistance Group
(UNTAG)
25 UN Reports
UN ResolutionsSecurity Council
26 ResolutionsFirst one
UN SC Resolution 245 (1968)Last one
UN SC Resolution 652 (1990)
General Assembly18 Resolutions
UNTAG MissionDuration
April 1989 - 21 March 1990Contributors
124 countries e.g.: Congo, Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany,
Fiji, Finland, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia etc.
50 countries with military componentStrength
Authorized upper limit of military component 7,500 all ranks, supported by civilian police and civilian
international and local personnel Maximum strength
4,493 all ranks, 1,500 civilian police and just under 2,000 international and local staff; the mission was strengthened by some 1,000 additional international personnel who came specifically for the elections
Peacekeeping in NamibiaBy 22 November 1989, South Africa's remaining
troops had left Namibia.
Fatalities (April 1989 - March 1990)19 Total
11 military personnel 4 civilian police 3 international staff 1 local staff
Financing$368.6 million
NamibiaThe Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 21
November to draft a new Constitution, which was unanimously approved on 9 February 1990.
On 16 February the Assembly elected SWAPO leader H.E. Sam Nujoma as President of the Republic of Namibia.
Namibia became independent on 21 March 1990. On that day, in Winhoek, the United Nations Secretary-General administered the oath of office to Namibia's first President.
On 23 April 1990, Namibia became the 160th Member of the United Nations.
The Hungarian Police Contingent
Hungarian Police Officers as guests in a Himba village
The Hungarian "Boss" with a Himba boy
