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Australia's peacekeeping missions since 1947

Global peacekeeping operations

Australian peacekeepers in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1989 to 1993

Soviet occupation of Afghanistan Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Pakistan lies to its south-east, and Iran to the south-west.

Australian peacekeepers in Bougainville from 1994 to 2003

A fight for independence

Australian peacekeepers in East Timor from 1999 to 2013

Australia's involvement in East Timor, from 1999 to the end of 2012 was instrumental in that nation gaining independence.

Australian peacekeepers in Ethiopia and Eritrea 2001 to 2005

Background Between May 1998 and June 2000, Ethiopia and Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa, fought over disputed border territory.

Australian peacekeepers in Indonesia from 1947 to 1951

Australian peacekeepers in Kashmir from 1950 to 1985

The formation of India and Pakistan After India gained independence from British colonial rule in 1947, the territory was divided. This was known as the 'partition of India'.

Australian peacekeepers in Korea since 1950

Korea divided From 1910 to the end of World War II, Korea was a Japanese colony.

Australian peacekeepers in Mozambique from 1994 to 2002

Civil war and instability Mozambique sits on the Indian Ocean in south-eastern Africa.

Australian peacekeepers in Namibia with UNTAG from 1989 to 1990

Australian peacekeepers in Rwanda with UNAMIR from 1993 to 1996

Civil unrest and civil war Rwanda is a small, landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, about two-fifths the size of Tasmania.

Australian peacekeepers in Sierra Leone with IMATT 2001 to 2003

Civil war in Sierra Leone Tensions had been building in Sierra Leone, in West Africa, since independence from the UK in 1961.

Australian peacekeepers in Sinai with UNEF II from 1973 to 1979

A region in dispute Since it was proclaimed a state on 14 May 1948, Israel has often been in conflict with the surrounding Arab states.

Australian peacekeepers in Solomon Islands from 2000 to 2017

Ethnic tension in Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a nation of almost 1,000 islands in the South-West Pacific.

Australian peacekeepers in the Congo with ONUC 1960 to 1961

Congo in crisis

Australian peacekeepers in the Sinai with MFO from 1982 to 1986, and since 1993

War and occupation Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt for more than 10 years following the 1967 Six-Day War (also known as the Third Arab–Israeli War).

Australian peacekeepers in Uganda from 1982 to 1984

Cultural and political background Uganda is a small, landlocked country in East Africa with a diverse population and complex political and cultural history.

Australian peacekeepers in West New Guinea with UNTEA 1962

A territorial dispute The western half of the island of New Guinea, West New Guinea had been under Dutch control since 1828.

Australian peacekeepers in Western Sahara with MINURSO from 1991 to 1994

Australians in the UN missions to Cambodia 1991 to 1993

Civil unrest and conflict The people of Cambodia had suffered from years of conflict, occupation, civil war and genocide.

Australians in the UN missions to Somalia 1992 to 1995

Drought, famine, civil unrest and war In 1992, the East African nation of Somalia was beset by famine and civil conflict. There was no central authority.

Brad Dunn - A dramatic change (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - A more natural deployment in East Timor (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - A wave policy (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - An Indonesian Army Reserve (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Communications teams (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Enlistment and early service history (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Family connections and religious ignorance (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Humanity gone (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Moving to Sisophon (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Projecting power in Dili (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Putting the guns away (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Rescuing reporters and old acquaintances (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - The CPP threat (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - The election (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - The Khmer Rouge (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - The Wool Shed bar (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Town burnings (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - With the Dutch Marines (Oral history)

Brad Dunn - Humanity gone (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - Rescuing reporters and old acquaintances (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - Moving to Sisophon (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - An Indonesian Army Reserve (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - The Khmer Rouge (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - Town burnings (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - The CPP threat (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - Family connections and religious ignorance (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - With the Dutch Marines (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - A wave policy (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.

Brad Dunn - Communications teams (Video)

Brad Dunn had always wanted to be in the Australian Army. As soon as he turned 17, he convinced his parents to allow him to join. He enlisted in August 1979.
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