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Article: Peacekeeping and the Lusaka Protocol *.(Angolan Civil War)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Melbourne Journal of Politics
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Department of Political Science, University of Melbourne. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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