1914
Known as the Christmas Truce. World War One
had raged for four months but German and Allied
soldiers stepped out of their trenches, shook
hands and agreed a truce so the dead could be
buried. The soldiers also used that truce to chat
with one another and even played a football
match.
1967
UN Security Council Resolution 242. -It was
passed on 22 November 1967 and embodies the
principle that has guided most of the subsequent
peace plans, especially the exchange of land for
peace.
1978
With past peace deals, failing to ensure lasting
peace, it became imparative for then United
States President, Jimmy Carter to convene a
peace talk in Camp David. This was known as
the Camp David Accords.
He capitalised on the new mood and invited
President Sadat and the Israeli Prime Minister,
Menachem Begin, for talks at the presidential
retreat at Camp David near Washington. The talks
lasted for 12 days and resulted in two
agreements.
1991
Known as the Madrid Conference. The forum
was co-sponsored by the US and the Soviet
Union, was designed to follow up the Egypt-Israel
treaty by encouraging other Arab countries to
sign their own agreements with Israel.
1993
The international pressure on the Hutu-led
government of Juvénal Habyarimana in Rwanda,
resulted in a cease-fire with a roadmap to
implement the Arusha Accords that would create
a power-sharing government.
1993 Oslo Agreement
Backed by then US President, Bill Clinton, the
dialogue tried to tackle the missing element of all
previous talks – a direct agreement between
Israelis and Palestinians, represented by the
Palestinian Liberation Organisation ,PLO. Its
importance was that there was finally mutual
recognition between Israel and the PLO.
1994
Israel signed a historic peace deal with Jordan.
1994
The Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement‘ attempted to
end the Second Congo War through a ceasefire,
release of prisoners of war, and the deployment
of an international peacekeeping force under the
auspices of the United Nations.
1995
The Dayton Accords, resulted to the deployment
of IFOR consisting of American, British, and
French troops to police a cease-fire agreement
according to which Bosnia remained essentially
intact.
1996
The warring factions in Liberia signed the Abuja
peace agreement and concurred to hold elections,
which Charles Taylor won. Between 1997 and
2000, Liberia experienced a flawed and fragile
peace
2003
The continuous failure of previous initiatives,
resulted to this which was also held in Camp
David. Like others, it failed leading to another
Palestinian uprising known as intifada.
2O12
Colombia’s left-wing Farc rebels announced a
unilateral Christmas ceasefire, on the first day of
peace talks in Cuba.
The truce will ran from Tuesday to 20 January.
June 2014
The Afghan government reportedly commenced
negotiating a “peace deal” with the Taliban in
Sangin, which was overrun by the jihadist group.
Negotiations between Taliban militants and
Afghan officials continue in southern Helmand
province of Afghanistan in a bid to end violence.
2014
Pakistan Taliban agreed to ceasefire to help
Afghan allies.
Pakistani militants said the ceasefire with their
government was to preserve militant bases used
to stage cross-border attacks
2014
Colombia’s rebel group FARC declared a cease-
fire during Colombia’s presidential runoff. This
came amid peace negotiations between Bogota
and the rebels.
The cease-fire was announced in a letter
addressed to right-wing presidential challenger
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga.
2014
The Myanmar government and the ethnic armed
groups agreed on a fourth draft nationwide
ceasefire accord after five days of talks at the
Myanmar Peace Centre in Yangon.
I jus hope FG and BH ceasefire will follow next.
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