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Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
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South African History Online. (2012, March 19). Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079796
South African History Online (2012) 'Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079796 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079796, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079796. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.." South African History Online. March 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079796.
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