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SRES 239 101th Congress Senate International Affairs American military assistance Angola Armistices Civil War Government Operations and Politics Insurgency Peace negotiations Reagan Doctrine U.S.S.R.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate denouncing the military offensive in Angola and urging an immediate ceasefire.

Introduced: February 1, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Denounces the military offensive in Angola and urges an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of MPLA forces.

Supports a peaceful settlement leading to free and fair elections.

Urges the U.S. Government to: (1) request the Soviet Union to urge the MPLA to cease its offensive and enter into direct negotiations with UNITA; and (2) continue to assist UNITA and assist in bringing about a negotiated settlement in Angola.

What's happening now February 1, 1990

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 20, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 239: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate denouncing the military offensive in Angola and urging an immediate ceasefire.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-239/
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"S. Res. 239: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate denouncing the military offensive in Angola and urging an immediate ceasefire.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-239/.
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S. Res. 239, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-239/.
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