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

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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

Erik Molnár, Jr.Consulate of the Republic of Namibia

erik.molnar@namibia.hu