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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

South Africa had controlled Namibia, which it called Southwest Africa, since defeating the German colonizers during the First World War. Starting in the early 1970s, a low-level guerrilla war had been waged against the South Africans by the Southwest Africa People's Organization(SWAPO). In 1988, South Africa had decided to grant the territory its independence, and the UN prepared to oversee the transition process. The United Nations Transition Assistance Group(UNTAG) involved approximately 4, 500 military and civilian observers from over 50 of the UN member countries. The purpose of UNTAG was to conduct a year-long preparation for the country's independence elections, and then monitor those elections in November 1989. When independence was proclaimed in March 1990, UNTAG ceased operations.  3, record 1, English, - United%20Nations%20Transition%20Assistance%20Group

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

L'Afrique du Sud contrôlait la Namibie, que l'on appelait alors le Sud-Ouest africain, depuis la défaite des colons allemands lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. À compter du début des années 1970, une guérilla de faible intensité était menée contre les Sud-Africains par la SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization). En 1988, l'Afrique du Sud a décidé d'accorder l'indépendance à ce territoire, et l'ONU s'est préparée à superviser le processus de transition. Le Groupe d'assistance des Nations Unies pour la période de transition (GANUPT) faisait intervenir quelque 4 500 observateurs militaires et civils représentant plus de 50 pays membres de l'ONU. Le mandat du GANUPT était de procéder pendant un an aux préparatifs nécessaires aux élections qui aboutiraient à l'indépendance du pays, puis de surveiller le déroulement de ces élections, en novembre 1989. Lorsque l'indépendance a été proclamée, en mars 1990, le GANUPT s'est retiré.  5, record 1, French, - Groupe%20d%27assistance%20des%20Nations%20Unies%20pour%20la%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20transition

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Other than statutory authority  1, record 2, English, - Order%20Authorizing%20Members%20of%20the%20Canadian%20Forces%20and%20the%20Royal%20Canadian%20Mounted%20Police%20to%20Accept%20and%20Wear%20the%20United%20Nations%20Transition%20Assistance%20Group%28UNTAG%29%20Medal

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Autorité autre que statutaire  1, record 2, French, - D%C3%A9cret%20autorisant%20des%20membres%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes%20et%20de%20la%20Gendarmerie%20royale%20du%20Canada%20%C3%A0%20accepter%20et%20%C3%A0%20porter%20la%20m%C3%A9daille%20du%20Groupe%20d%27assistance%20des%20Nations%20Unies%20pour%20la%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20transition%20%28GANUPT%29

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

English title and abbreviated form officially approved by the Department of National Defence and mentioned in memorandum NO 1920-1 dated of Fev 15, 89 and published by DTTC 3-5.  2, record 3, English, - Canadian%20Observer%20Element%20United%20Nations%20Transition%20Assistance%20Group

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Forme abrégée et titre français officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et tirés de la note de service no 1920-1 datée du 15 fév 89 et publiée par DTTC 3-5.  2, record 3, French, - D%C3%A9tachement%20canadien%20d%27observateurs%20du%20Groupe%20d%27assistance%20des%20Nations%20unies%20pour%20la%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20transition

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish