Both interviews, the first conducted on 9 November 1999 and the second on 11 April 2000, focus on Mr. Eliasson's role in bringing the Iran-Iraq war to an end. He gives his personal input on the negotiation process and ...

Serving as the President of the General Assembly at the time of the interview on 3 November 1999, Dr. Gurirab discusses his involvement with SWAPO and the United Nations, as well as the road to Namibia's independence and ...

The interview was given on 9 March 1999 and focuses on the political climate in Namibia pre- and post- independence. A Member of the Namibian National Assembly at the time of the interview, Mr. Katjiuongua also touches ...

Heavily involved with his home country's road to independence, Dr. Tjitendero was involved in the preparation for Security Council Resolution 435, which ultimately led to Namibia's independence, and the setup of the United ...

At the time of this interview, conducted on 1 October 1999, Mr. Montaño was serving as the President of Asesoria y Analisis, a Mexico-based consulting firm. Mr. Montaño recounted Mexican involvement in El Salvador, Guatemala ...

The concept of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General was developed by Mr. Alvaro de Soto, with the help of Mr. Vendrell. The Group of Friends consists of several Member States who work closely with the Secretary-General ...

Namibia's path to independence has been considered by some as a successful one, although it was not an easy road. In 1989, Mr. Legwaila was appointed by Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar to be the Deputy Special Representative ...

Still a contributor to that newspaper at the time of this interview, 20 March 1999, Mr. Lush shares the experience of covering Namibian independence, shedding light on the nature of boycotts and demonstrations of that ...

Serving as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia at the time of the interview, on 14 December 1999, Mr. Katjavivi shares his personal accounts of his involvement in SWAPO during Namibia's independence and evaluates ...

Mr. Pettersen was still serving in the Norwegian police force when this interview was conducted on 9 September 1999. Here, he talks about his experiences as a station commander in the last deployment to Namibia to ensure ...