Bicesse Accords

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The Bicesse Accords were a 1991 peace agreement between the Angolan government and UNITA aimed at ending the Angolan Civil War and establishing a framework for democratic elections.

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Bicesse Accords canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire agreement ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ
conflictAddressed Angolan Civil War ⓘ
consequence resumption of large-scale fighting in Angola after 1992 elections ⓘ
country Angola ⓘ
dateSigned 1991-05-31 ⓘ
followedBy Lusaka Protocol ⓘ
includedProvision ceasefire between MPLA government and UNITA forces ⓘ
demobilization of government and UNITA troops ⓘ
formation of a unified national army in Angola ⓘ
preparation for multiparty elections in Angola ⓘ
locationSigned Bicesse ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
mediatedBy Portugal ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
politicalContext transition from one-party rule to multiparty democracy in Angola ⓘ
purpose end the Angolan Civil War ⓘ
establish a framework for democratic elections in Angola ⓘ
relatedOrganization MPLA ⓘ
UNITA ⓘ
resultedIn 1992 Angolan general elections ⓘ
significance first major attempt to end the Angolan Civil War through negotiated settlement ⓘ
key step in international efforts to stabilize post–Cold War Angola ⓘ
signingParties Government of Angola ⓘ
UNITA ⓘ
status failed to secure lasting peace ⓘ
year 1991 ⓘ

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Angolan Civil War → significantEvent → Bicesse Accords ⓘ
UNITA → signedAgreement → Bicesse Accords ⓘ
Lusaka Protocol → predecessorAgreement → Bicesse Accords ⓘ
UNAVEM II → legalBasis → Bicesse Accords ⓘ
Bicesse → knownFor → Bicesse Accords ⓘ