Contemporary era · 1960
United Nations Operation in the Congo
The United Nations Operation in the Congo (French: Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, abbreviated ONUC) was a United Nations peacekeeping force which was deployed in the Republic of the Congo in 1960 in response to the Congo Crisis. The ONUC was the UN's first peacekeeping mission with significant military capability, and remains one of the largest UN operations in size and scope.
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- When
- 14 Jul 1960
- Where
- —
- Era
- Contemporary
Before and after
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan1960Bay of Pigs Invasion1961Show on timeline
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