United Nations Security Council Resolution 435

UN Security Council Resolution 435
Location of Namibia
Date	29 September 1978
Meeting no.	2,087
Code	S/RES/435 (Document)
Subject	Namibia
Voting summary	12 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France United Kingdom United States Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Bolivia Canada Czechoslovakia Gabon India Kuwait Mauritania Nigeria Venezuela West Germany

United Nations Security Council Resolution 435, adopted on September 29, 1978, put forward proposals for a cease-fire and UN-supervised elections in South African-controlled South-West Africa which ultimately led to the independence of Namibia. Importantly, it established the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) which oversaw the election and the South African withdrawal.

The resolution was adopted by 12 votes to none; Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union abstained while the People's Republic of China did not participate in the vote.

On December 22, 1988, South Africa agreed to implement the resolution upon its signature of the Tripartite Accord at Mount Etjo Lodge in Central Namibia (also known as the Mount Etjo Accord).

See also

• Angolan Civil War
• History of Namibia
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976 – 1982)
• Namibian War of Independence
• South African Border War
• United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 264

External links

• Text of Resolution at UN.org (PDF)
• "Namibian Voters Deny Total Power to SWAPO," by Michael Johns, The Wall Street Journal, November 19, 1989.