УЧЕСТВОТО НА МАКЕДОНИЈА ВО МИРОВНАТА МИСИЈА НА ОРГАНИЗАЦИЈАТА НА ОБЕДИНЕТИТЕ НАЦИИ ВО ЕГИПЕТ (1956 ‒ 1967)
MACEDONIA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE MISSION IN EGYPT (1956 - 1967)

Summary/Abstract: During the Suez Crisis of 1956, Yugoslavia and its diplomats actively participated in the process of resolving the crisis, especially within the United Nations. In this direction, Yugoslavia decided to participate with military personnel (the Yugoslav People’s Army) in the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Egypt in 1956-1967, named the United Nations Emergency Force. Military personnel of the Yugoslav people’s army were deployed on the Sinai Peninsula and along the demarcation border between Egypt and Israel to serve as a buffer zone in order to maintain peace in the region. Within the Yugoslav peace forces (around 14,000 military personnel), some 1,000 officers, under-officers and privates from Macedonia served as United Nations peacekeepers during the mission period. After the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, some issues regarding its property and legacy were discussed and considered by its successor’s former Yugoslav republics, including the Republic of Macedonia. In terms of rights of succession and international practice, the Republic of Macedonia is a fully entitled successor to the former Yugoslavia’s property and legacy, including the participation of the Yugoslav People’s Army in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Today, the Republic of Macedonia has historical tradition and continuity in the process of participation in international peacekeeping missions of more than 50 years.

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