ONUC
E461658
ONUC was a United Nations peacekeeping mission deployed to the Congo in the early 1960s to stabilize the country during a period of severe political crisis and conflict following its independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ONUC canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN operation
ⓘ
United Nations peacekeeping mission ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Opération des Nations Unies au Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Operation in the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (overall authority)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UN Secretary-General U Thant (overall authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Congo Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByResolution |
UN Security Council Resolution 143
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 145 NERFINISHED ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 146 NERFINISHED ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 161 NERFINISHED ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 169 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| followedBy | no immediate successor UN mission in Congo ⓘ |
| hasTask |
assist Congolese government in maintaining territorial integrity
ⓘ
ensure withdrawal of Belgian forces ⓘ prevent civil war in Congo ⓘ restore law and order in Congo ⓘ stabilize newly independent Congo ⓘ support organization of national armed forces ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Kinshasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léopoldville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UN Charter Chapter VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UN Charter Chapter VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryComponent | UN peacekeeping forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
confrontation with secessionist Katanga authorities
ⓘ
involvement in events surrounding the death of Dag Hammarskjöld ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| operatedIn | post-independence Congo political crisis ⓘ |
| operationalLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Katanga secession crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military operations in Katanga ⓘ |
| policeComponent | UN civilian police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | UNOGIL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Cold War-era peacekeeping in Africa
ⓘ
development of UN peacekeeping doctrine ⓘ early large-scale UN peacekeeping ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
troop-contributing countries from Africa
ⓘ
troop-contributing countries from Asia ⓘ troop-contributing countries from Europe ⓘ |
| usedForceUnder | UN Security Council authorization ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.