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United Nations Commissioner for South-West Africa was a post created by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1966 to assert the UN's direct responsibility for South-West Africa which was then under illegal occupation by apartheid South Africa.〔UN General Assembly resolution 2248 of 19 May 1967 established a ''UN Council for South-West Africa'' and ''UN Commissioner for South-West Africa''〕 UNGA renamed the post United Nations Commissioner for Namibia in 1968.〔UN General Assembly resolution 2372 of 12 June 1968 renamed ''UN Council for Namibia'' and ''UN Commissioner for Namibia''〕 Namibia eventually achieved its independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990. ==Background== After World War I, South Africa was given a League of Nations mandate to administer South-West Africa. Following World War II and the introduction of apartheid, South Africa's mandate was revoked by UNGA in October 1966.〔UN General Assembly resolution 2145 (XXI) revoked South Africa's mandate〕 In May 1967, during its fifth session, UNGA established the United Nations Council for South-West Africa "to administer South-West Africa until independence, with the maximum possible participation of the people of the territory". In 1968, it adopted the name "Namibia" for the territory. The United Nations Security Council endorsed UNGA's actions by adopting resolutions 264 and 269 of 1969.〔(Text of UNSCRs 264 of 1969 )〕 UNSCR 276 of 1970 confirmed the illegality of South Africa's presence in the territory.〔(Text of UNSCR 276 of 1970 )〕 The same year, the Security Council decided to request an Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as to the legal consequences for Member States of South Africa's continued presence in Namibia notwithstanding UNSCR 276 of 1970. The following year the ICJ's Advisory Opinion confirmed UNGA's revocation of the mandate and declared that South Africa must withdraw its administration and end its occupation and that Member States were under an obligation to refrain from any support or assistance to South Africa in Namibia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Nations Commissioner for Namibia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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