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Angola (UNITA)

• Overview

Selected documents:

• United Nations
• European Union
• UK legislation
• Releases

Overview

After the war of liberation against Portuguese colonialism ended in 1974, the three rebel movements in Angola failed to agree on the governance of the country. An internal war ensued between MPLA (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola), FNLA (National Front for the Liberation of Angola) and UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola).

After the end of the war, an agreement was reached in Bicesse in Portugal in 1991 between the main parties. The agreement led to multiparty elections in 1992. UNITA, however, resumed the war after the elections. The United Nations Security Council decided on a comprehensive regime of sanction measures directed against UNITA's war effort, beginning in 1993 to try to bring it back to the democratic, political process.

In 1993 sanctions were adopted which included a ban on military equipment and petroleum products. Following UNITA's failure to comply with various UNSCRs, additional sanctions were imposed in 1998 including the freezing of assets, a prohibition of travel by senior officials and a prohibition on the purchase of diamonds from UNITA controlled territory.

The Angolan government and UNITA signed the Luena Memorandum of Understanding on April 4, 2002 establishing an immediate cease-fire and calling for UNITA's return to the peace process laid out in the 1994 Lusaka Protocol. On November 21, 2002, the Angolan government and UNITA declared the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol fully implemented and called for the lifting of sanctions.

By the adoption of Resolution 1448 (2002) on 9 December 2002, the United Nations Security Council lifted the measures imposed on UNITA since 1993.

Selected documents

United Nations

• 09.12.2002 UN Security Council Resolution 1448 (2002) (PDF 23KB)
  Lifted sanctions. Terminated the measures imposed by UNSCRs 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1173 (1998).
• 18.10.2002 UN Security Council Resolution 1439 (2002) (PDF 28KB)
  Lifted travel ban against UNITA members with effect from 14 November 2002.
• 06.03.2002 UN Press Release SC/7322 (PDF 80KB)
  Updated the list of UNITA targets to which the travel ban and financial sanctions should apply. 
• 04.10.2001 UN Press Release SC/7162 (PDF 107KB)
  Updated the list of UNITA targets to which the travel ban and financial sanctions should apply.
• 24.06.1998 UN Security Council Resolution 1176 (1998) (PDF 12KB)
  Imposed the measures in UNSCR 1173 (1998) following UNITA's failure to comply with previous UNSCRs.
• 12.06.1998 UN Security Council Resolution 1173 (1998) (PDF 17KB)
  Decided to impose financial sanctions against UNITA, and senior UNITA officials, adult family members and associates, and prohibit the export from Angola of all diamonds originating from terrotories not controlled by the Government of Angola, if UNITA failed to comply with previous UNSCRs by 23 June 1998.
• 29.10.1997 UN Security Council Resolution 1135 (1997) (PDF 14KB)
  Requested states to provide information on how UNSCR 1127 (1997) was being implemented.
• 29.09.1997 UN Security Council Resolution 1130 (1997) (PDF 10KB)
  Postponed coming into force of measures in UNSCR 1127 (1997) until 30 October 1997.
• 28.08.1997 UN Security Council Resolution 1127 (1997) (PDF 17KB) 
  Imposed travel ban on senior UNITA officials and their immediate families with effect from 30 September 1997.
• 15.09.1993 UN Security Council Resolution 864 (1993) (PDF 17KB) 
  Introduced arms embargo and oil sanctions against UNITA.

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European Union

• 27.01.2003 Council Regulation (EC) No 146/2003 (PDF 91KB)
  Implemented UNSCR 1448 (2002) terminating the measures against UNITA. Repealed Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98
• 22.04.2002 Commission Regulation (EC) No 689/2002 (PDF 92KB)
  Amended Annex VII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98.
• 21.12.2001 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2536/2001 (PDF 92KB)
  Amended Annex VII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98.
• 16.11.2001 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2231/2001 (PDF 104KB)
  Amended Annex VII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98.
• 12.04.1999 Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/99 (PDF 37KB)
  Amended Annex VII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98.
• 28.07.1998 Council Regulation (EC) No 1705/98 (PDF 66KB)
  Implemented measures in UNSCR 1173 (1998) and 1176 (1998) in the EU. Imposed a freeze on the funds and other financial assets or economic resources belonging to UNITA and senior UNITA officials, adult family members and associates as listed in Annex VII to that Regulation. Empowered the Commission to amend Annex VII to the Regulation on the basis of determinations by either the UN or the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation of Angola.

UK legislation

• 30.07.2003 The Angola (UN Sanctions) (Revocation) Order 2003 (SI 2003/1868) (PDF 44KB)
  Revoked previous Orders made to give effect to UN sanctions on Angola. In accordance with their terms, the operation of these Orders was suspended pursuant to UNSCR 1448 (2002).
• 14.07.2000 The Angola (UN Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (SI 2000/1818) (PDF 35KB)
  Amended the Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993 (SI 1993/2355). The Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2572) and the Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1752) were not affected.
• 23.07.1998 The Angola (UN Sanctions) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1752) (PDF 132KB)
  Imposed restrictions pursuant to UNSCR 1173 (1998). The Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993 (SI 1993/2355) or the Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2572) were not affected
• 01.11.1997 The Angola (UN Sanctions) Order 1997 (SI 1997/2572) (PDF 145KB)
  Imposed restrictions pursuant to UNSCR 1127 (1997). The Angola (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1993 (SI 1993/2355) was not affected.
• 01.10.1993 The Angola (UN Sanctions) Order 1993 (SI 1993/2355) (PDF 132KB)
  Imposed restrictions pursuant to UNSCR 864 (1993).

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Releases

• 30.01.2003 Angola (UNITA) [Lifting of sanctions] (BoE) (PDF 85KB)
• 21.05.2002 Angola (UNITA) (BoE) (PDF 88KB)
• 14.12.2001 Angola (UNITA) (BoE) (PDF 156KB)
• 31.07.1998 Angola (UNITA) [Imposition of sanctions] (BoE) (PDF 85KB)

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