UN Resolution 435, which provided for free and fair elections in Namibia, was implemented on 1 April 1989. A Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and a UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) were responsible for the supervision and control of this process .
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Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia
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- 2 March 1989
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0111382
South African History Online (2016) ' Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0111382 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0111382, (accessed 23 July 2026).
" Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0111382. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. " Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0111382.
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