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. [1]

The collection contains c. 4000 maps and architectural plans and drawings from the British War Office, the Royal Engineer Corps, the Ordnance Survey and latterly the Defence Forces Engineer Corps.

At ONU, we embrace the overlap in every field. Here you will find our campus map that you can download along with single user restroom map.

Shows ONUC, Brigade and battalion headquarters with troop contributing countries.

Historical Map of Sub-Saharan Africa (24 February 1961 - Discord over the Congo: The deposing and later assassination of Congolese PM Lumumba divided the United Nations.

Katanga province makes up the bulk of the records which detail the conditions at Elisabethville Refugee Camp, general ONUC military operations, and incidents regarding the United Nations...

The United Nations Operation in the Congo (known by the French acronym ONUC: 'Operation des Nations Unies au Congo') was established on 14 July 1960 by Security Council Resolution 143 and...

Part 6: ONUC Flatfenders Peacekeeping in the Congo, 1960-1964 The chaos that ensued in the former Belgian Congo in July 1960 caused the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force, known as the Organisation des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC).

Sep 2, 2014 · This article focuses on the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC), a peacekeeping mission established by the UN Security Council in July 1960 that lasted until June 1964. The ONUC was created to address the conflict between Belgium and its former territory of Congo, which gained independence on 30 June 1960.

By 14 Dec, ONUC had built up its strength in Elisabethville to around 4,500. On 16 Dec, 2 Bde was tasked to take the area around the Lido and the industrial buildings nearby as well as the UMHK compound and to secure the main route to the airport.