Cease Fire – 1995

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Cease Fire – 1995

1995

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UNITA military leaders and government leaders met in February to discuss violations. Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) leaders remarked that UNITA was operating as if there had been no accord and not pulling back to the agreed upon areas.1

The UN Angola Verification Mission-2 investigated a report that the FAA had launched an attack on a UNITA position near Quilombo.2

Angola government troops attacked UNITA strongholds in April in Huila Province. Residents in Huila said that they were in a war.3

UNAVEM-3 reported that 47 of the planned 52 team verification sites for monitoring the ceasefire had been established.4

The Joint Commission held its 12th regular session on 28 March 1995. It declared phase one of the disengagement of forces as adequately completed.5

UNAVEM-3 reported 137 ceasefire violations in a month.6

UNITA leaders reported that they had uncovered a secret government “war plan” to be carried out against UNITA in the future in an effort to take UNITA’s territory.7

The New York Times ran a story on competition between groups of Government soldiers and groups of UNITA soldiers mining the Luachimo River for diamonds. Many of the attacks between the two sides were reported as being committed by “freelancers”, often times Generals from both sides that fought only to keep mining.8

In September, 105 civilians were killed in a rebel attack on Calepi. Residents said that the attacks were personal in nature.9

UNAVEM reported 77 ceasefire violations in October and 71 in November, but concluded that the military situation remained calm in most regions.10

  1. “Angola: FAA, UNITA Generals Meet in Waku Kungo, Agree to Limited Disengagement,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 6, 1995.
  2. “Angola: Government Troops Reportedly Violate Cease-Fire,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 15, 1995.
  3. “Angola: Government Forces Reportedly on the Offensive in Huila Province,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, April 10, 1995.
  4. “Second Progress Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III),” U.N. Security Council (S/1995/274), April 7, 1995.
  5. Ibid.
  6. “Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III),” U.N. Security Council (S/1995/588), July 17, 1995.
  7. “Angola: UNITA Sources on Government Forces’ “War Plan”, Breaches of Cease-Fire in East,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, August 18, 1995.
  8. “Foes in Angola Still at Odds, Over Diamonds,” The New York Times, September 15, 1995.
  9. “Angola Government Military Claims 105 Dead in UNITA Rebel Attack,” Associated Press Worldstream, September 21, 1995.
  10. “Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III),” U.N. Security Council (S/1995/1012), December 7, 1995.