United Nations Security Council Resolution 643
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
643, adopted unanimously on October 31, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 435
(1978) and 629
(1989), 632
(1989) and 640
(1989), as well as noting a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
, the Council expressed its full intention to implement Resolution 435 of September 29, 1978 regarding the situation in Namibia
(South West Africa
).
The Council went on to reaffirm its legal responsibility over Namibia until its independence, urging all parties to co-operate with the resolution. It also again demanded the disbandment of the Koevoet
and the South West Africa Territorial Force, and the replacement of the South African Defence Force
in the territory.
The resolution also demanded the repeal of all remaining restrictive and discriminatory laws in Namibia that would inhibit the elections taking place
, mandating the Secretary-General to ensure all arrangements are in place, including the support for the Constituent Assembly
. It called on Member States and international organisations to provide financial, material and technical support to Namibia.
Adopted by all members of the Council, it was the last resolution the Council adopted relating to the independence of Namibia.
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643, adopted unanimously on October 31, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 435
United Nations Security Council Resolution 435
United Nations Security Council Resolution 435, adopted on September 29, 1978, put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South African-controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia...
(1978) and 629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 629, adopted unanimously on January 16, 1989, after recalling resolutions 431 , 435 and 628 , the Council noted that the parties to the Brazzaville Protocol agreed that April 1, 1989 be established as the date of the South African withdrawal from Angola...
(1989), 632
United Nations Security Council Resolution 632
United Nations Security Council Resolution 632, adopted unanimously on February 16, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431 , 435 and 629 , the Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar concering the United Nations plan for Namibia, reiterating its legal authority...
(1989) and 640
United Nations Security Council Resolution 640
United Nations Security Council Resolution 640, adopted unanimously on August 29, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431 , 435 and 629 and 632 , the Council reminded all parties involved in the situation in Namibia implement Resolution 435 of September 29, 1978.The Council went on to demand the...
(1989), as well as noting a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He studied in Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and then at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully...
, the Council expressed its full intention to implement Resolution 435 of September 29, 1978 regarding the situation in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
(South West Africa
South West Africa
South-West Africa was the name that was used for the modern day Republic of Namibia during the earlier eras when the territory was controlled by the German Empire and later by South Africa....
).
The Council went on to reaffirm its legal responsibility over Namibia until its independence, urging all parties to co-operate with the resolution. It also again demanded the disbandment of the Koevoet
Koevoet
Koevoet , also known as "Operation K" and officially known as the "South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Unit" , was a police counter insurgency unit in South-West Africa during the 1970s and 1980s...
and the South West Africa Territorial Force, and the replacement of the South African Defence Force
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force was the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. The former Union Defence Force was renamed to the South African Defence Force in the Defence Act of 1957...
in the territory.
The resolution also demanded the repeal of all remaining restrictive and discriminatory laws in Namibia that would inhibit the elections taking place
Namibian parliamentary election, 1989
Parliamentary elections were held in Namibia between 7 and 11 November 1989. These elections were for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which, upon independence in March 1990, became the National Assembly of Namibia.-Background:...
, mandating the Secretary-General to ensure all arrangements are in place, including the support for the Constituent Assembly
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
. It called on Member States and international organisations to provide financial, material and technical support to Namibia.
Adopted by all members of the Council, it was the last resolution the Council adopted relating to the independence of Namibia.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987 – 1991)
- Namibian War of IndependenceNamibian War of IndependenceSee also South African Border War.The Namibian War of Independence, also known as the South African Border War, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the nationalist South-West Africa People's Organization and others, fought against the apartheid government in South...
- Resolutions 629United Nations Security Council Resolution 629United Nations Security Council Resolution 629, adopted unanimously on January 16, 1989, after recalling resolutions 431 , 435 and 628 , the Council noted that the parties to the Brazzaville Protocol agreed that April 1, 1989 be established as the date of the South African withdrawal from Angola...
, 632United Nations Security Council Resolution 632United Nations Security Council Resolution 632, adopted unanimously on February 16, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431 , 435 and 629 , the Council endorsed a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar concering the United Nations plan for Namibia, reiterating its legal authority...
and 640United Nations Security Council Resolution 640United Nations Security Council Resolution 640, adopted unanimously on August 29, 1989, after reaffirming resolutions 431 , 435 and 629 and 632 , the Council reminded all parties involved in the situation in Namibia implement Resolution 435 of September 29, 1978.The Council went on to demand the... - South Africa Border War
- South Africa under apartheid
- South West Africa People's Organization
- United Nations Commissioner for NamibiaUnited Nations Commissioner for NamibiaUnited Nations Commissioner for South-West Africa was a post created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 to assert the UN's direct responsibility for South-West Africa which was then under illegal occupation by apartheid South Africa....
- United Nations Transition Assistance GroupUnited Nations Transition Assistance GroupThe United Nations Transition Assistance Group was a United Nations peacekeeping force deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 in Namibia to monitor the peace process and elections there. Namibia had been occupied by South Africa since 1915, first under a League of Nations mandate and later...