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Adopted on September 29, 1978, this resolution put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia
Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
. Importantly, it established the United Nations Transition Assistance Group
United Nations Transition Assistance Group

In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 the United Nations Transition Assistance Group was deployed in April 1989 in Namibia as a United Nations peacekeeping force to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections leading to Namibia's independence, and the ending of South Africa's illegal occupation....
 (UNTAG) which oversaw the election and the South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
n withdrawal.

One of the subsequent shortcomings of the resolution was that it did not mention the paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
 Koevoet
Koevoet

Koevoet , also known as "Operation K" and officially known as the "South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Unit" , was a SWAPOL counter insurgency unit in South-West Africa during the 1970s and 1980s....
 force, which came into being after the resolution was passed.






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Adopted on September 29, 1978, this resolution put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia
Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
. Importantly, it established the United Nations Transition Assistance Group
United Nations Transition Assistance Group

In accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 the United Nations Transition Assistance Group was deployed in April 1989 in Namibia as a United Nations peacekeeping force to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections leading to Namibia's independence, and the ending of South Africa's illegal occupation....
 (UNTAG) which oversaw the election and the South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
n withdrawal.

One of the subsequent shortcomings of the resolution was that it did not mention the paramilitary
Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a force whose function and organisation are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status....
 Koevoet
Koevoet

Koevoet , also known as "Operation K" and officially known as the "South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Unit" , was a SWAPOL counter insurgency unit in South-West Africa during the 1970s and 1980s....
 force, which came into being after the resolution was passed. This unit, which was considered a stumbling block for free elections in Namibia, was eventually disbanded on October 31, 1989 — the last possible day before the November election.

On December 22, 1988 South Africa agreed to implement the resolution upon its signature of the Tripartite Accord at UN headquarters in New York.

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