Tripartite Accord

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The Tripartite Accord was a 1988 agreement between Angola, Cuba, and South Africa that facilitated the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and paved the way for Namibian independence, helping to end regional conflicts in southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic accord ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ
aimedAt creating conditions for UN-supervised elections in Namibia ⓘ
ending external involvement in Angolan conflict ⓘ
concernsCountry Angola ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
diplomaticSignificance major step toward ending apartheid-era regional conflicts ⓘ
geopoliticalAlignment Cold War negotiations involving Soviet- and Western-aligned states ⓘ
hasConsequence diminished South African military operations in neighboring states ⓘ
reduction of Cuban military role in Africa ⓘ
strengthening of Angolan sovereignty ⓘ
hasParty Republic of Angola ⓘ
linked to: Angola

Republic of Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Cuba

Republic of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: South Africa
historicalContext late Cold War ⓘ
involvesIssue decolonization of Namibia ⓘ
foreign military intervention in Angola ⓘ
regional security in Southern Africa ⓘ
isPartOf peace process in Southern Africa ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Namibia’s transition to independence ⓘ
pavedWayFor independence of Namibia in 1990 ⓘ
primaryPurpose facilitation of Namibian independence ⓘ
reduction of regional conflict in Southern Africa ⓘ
withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola ⓘ
relatedToConflict Angolan Civil War ⓘ
Namibian War of Independence ⓘ
South African Border War ⓘ
resultedIn easing of tensions between Angola and South Africa ⓘ
implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 435 on Namibia ⓘ
path to independence of Namibia ⓘ
reduction of foreign military presence in Angola ⓘ
withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola ⓘ
signedInDecade 1980s ⓘ
signedInYear 1988 ⓘ
supportedByOrganization United Nations ⓘ
tookPlaceInRegion Southern Africa ⓘ

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South African Border War → regulatedBy → Tripartite Accord ⓘ
South African Border War → endCause → Tripartite Accord of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Tripartite Accord
South African Border War → peaceAgreement → Tripartite Accord ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
South African Border War → endedBy → Tripartite Accord of 1988 ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
linked to: Tripartite Accord
South African occupation of South West Africa → endedWithTreaty → Tripartite Accord (Angola–Cuba–South Africa, 1988) ⓘ
linked to: Tripartite Accord
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale → aftermath → Tripartite Accord of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Tripartite Accord