Cease Fire – 1992
1992
As agreed, the ceasefire agreement came into force at zero hours on 11 April, 1992. The Ceasefire Commission (CCF) was already in place to monitor the ceasefire agreement between the Malian state and the Azawad Unified Movements and Fronts (MFUA), which had been negotiated earlier on 6 January 1991. The CCF monitoring mechanism was still in place but because of the fall of the dictatorship on January 8, 1991- immediately after the ceasefire agreement- the Malian authorities lacked resources to support the CCF. The donors were not supportive of the CCF’s efforts. As negotiated, the CCF was expected to have 10 units in different parts of the country, yet only four became operational. This disparity was due to a lack of resources. Algerians did provide partial support to the CCF (vehicles and some fuel). Notwithstanding the limited resources, the CCF arrested some agitators for violating the ceasefire agreement. There were no violations of the ceasefire reported in 1992. 1