UNTAC
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UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) was a UN peacekeeping mission that administered Cambodia in the early 1990s to implement a political settlement, oversee a ceasefire, repatriate refugees, and organize free elections after years of conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations peacekeeping mission
ⓘ
transitional authority ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNTAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administered | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedPersonnelCeiling | about 22000 ⓘ |
| civilianPoliceStrength | about 3600 ⓘ |
| civilianStaffStrength | about 5000 ⓘ |
| component |
civil administration component
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civilian police component ⓘ electoral component ⓘ human rights component ⓘ military component ⓘ rehabilitation component ⓘ repatriation component ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Cambodian civil war
NERFINISHED
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Cambodian–Vietnamese War aftermath ⓘ |
| countryServed | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate |
1993-05-23
ⓘ
1993-05-24 ⓘ |
| electionOutcome |
adoption of a new Cambodian constitution
ⓘ
formation of a Constituent Assembly in Cambodia ⓘ |
| endYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | United Nations Military Liaison Team in Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
FUNCINPEC
NERFINISHED
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Khmer People's National Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Party of Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Cambodia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Special Representative of the Secretary-General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Security Council Resolution 745 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandateEndDate | 1993-09-24 ⓘ |
| mandateStartDate | 1992-03-15 ⓘ |
| militaryForceCommander | John Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPersonnelStrength | about 15000 ⓘ |
| notableLimitation | incomplete disarmament of Khmer Rouge forces ⓘ |
| notableOfficial |
John Sanderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasushi Akashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
disarm and demobilize factions
ⓘ
monitor foreign military withdrawal ⓘ organize and conduct free and fair elections ⓘ oversee ceasefire ⓘ promote and protect human rights ⓘ repatriate refugees ⓘ supervise civil administration in key sectors ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementImplemented | Paris Peace Agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | implement the political settlement of the Cambodian conflict ⓘ |
| refugeesRepatriated | over 360000 Cambodian refugees ⓘ |
| significance |
major step in Cambodia's transition to democracy
ⓘ
one of the first UN missions to directly administer a state ⓘ |
| specialRepresentative | Yasushi Akashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| typeOfMission | multidimensional peacekeeping operation ⓘ |
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