Outcome of Deliberations of the Meeting held in Yamoussokro on 29 and 30 June 1991 (Yamoussoukro I Accord)
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LiberiaRegion
Africa (excl MENA)Agreement name
Outcome of Deliberations of the Meeting held in Yamoussokro on 29 and 30 June 1991 (Yamoussoukro I Accord)Date
30 Jun 1991Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Ceasefire/relatedConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Liberia peace processParties
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H.E. Dr. Amos SAWYER, President of the Interim Government of
Liberia
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Mr. Charles TAYLOR Head of the National Patriotic Front of
LiberiaThird parties
DONE AT YAMOUSSOUKRO, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1991 H.E. FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE H.E. SIR DAWDA JAWARA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS …………………………………………………………… H.E. Sir Dawda JAWARA President of the Republic of The Gambia Current Chairman of ECOWAS …………………………………………………………… H.E. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA President of the Republic of Togo …………………………………………………………… H.E. Gen. Ibrahim BABANGIDA President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chairman of the OAU …………………………………………………………… H.E. Blaise COMPAORÉ President of Burkina FasoDescription
A short agreement calling for a ceasefire between the warring parties and requesting international assistance for the monitoring of the ceasefire and elections in Liberia.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boysGender→Men and boys→Gender neutral wordingPage 1, Para 5: These different proposals were accepted by the two Liberian brothers, who pledged their reconciliation, in the presence of the five Heads of State, by a long and warm embrace.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- ElectionsPage 1, Para 3: The Heads of State also solicited the assistance of the International Negotiation Network (INN) of Jimmy CARTER, former President of the United States in monitoring the electoral process in Liberia.
Page 1, Para 4: The INN shall work in collaboration with a five-member committee, set up for the purpose, and comprising The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, to closely monitor the, non-violation of the ceasefire. It was agreed that the two parties would undertake to maintain security in each of the zones under their control, until the conclusion of elections. - Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, Para 2: During this meeting, the Heads of State requested President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in his capacity as Doyen, to launch an urgent appeal to Dr. Amos Sawyer and Mr. Charles Taylor to accept a ceasefire as a preliminary to national reconciliation and the restoration of peace to Liberia.
Page 1, Para 4: The INN shall work in collaboration with a five-member committee, set up for the purpose, and comprising The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, to closely monitor the, non-violation of the ceasefire. It was agreed that the two parties would undertake to maintain security in each of the zones under their control, until the conclusion of elections. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- ReconciliationPage 1, Para 2: During this meeting, the Heads of State requested President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in his capacity as Doyen, to launch an urgent appeal to Dr. Amos Sawyer and Mr. Charles Taylor to accept a ceasefire as a preliminary to national reconciliation and the restoration of peace to Liberia.
Page 1, Para 5: These different proposals were accepted by the two Liberian brothers, who pledged their reconciliation, in the presence of the five Heads of State, by a long and warm embrace.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatoryDONE AT YAMOUSSOUKRO, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1991
H.E. FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
H.E. SIR DAWDA JAWARA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Sir Dawda JAWARA President of the Republic of The Gambia
Current Chairman of ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA President of the Republic of Togo
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Ibrahim BABANGIDA President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Chairman of the OAU
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Blaise COMPAORÉ President of Burkina Faso - Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, Para 3: The Heads of State also solicited the assistance of the International Negotiation Network (INN) of Jimmy CARTER, former President of the United States in monitoring the electoral process in Liberia.
Page 1, Para 4: The INN shall work in collaboration with a five-member committee, set up for the purpose, and comprising The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, to closely monitor the, non-violation of the ceasefire. It was agreed that the two parties would undertake to maintain security in each of the zones under their control, until the conclusion of elections. - Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceUN Peacemaker: http://peacemaker.un.org/
Yamoussoukro Accords
Outcome of Deliberations of the Meeting held in Yamoussoukro on 29 and 30 June 1991
The Following Heads of State Met in Yamoussoukro on Sunday 30 June 1991, Under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, President Félix Houphouëtboigny:
Ibrahim BABANGIDA, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity;
Dawda JAWARA, President of the Republic of The Gambia and current Chairman of ECOWAS;
Gnassingbe EYADEMA, President of the Togolese Republic;
Blaise COMPAORÉ, President of Burkina Faso;
Dr. Amos SAWYER, President of the Interim Government of Liberia;
Mr. Charles TAYLOR, Head of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia.
During this meeting, the Heads of State requested President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in his capacity as Doyen, to launch an urgent appeal to Dr. Amos Sawyer and Mr. Charles Taylor to accept a ceasefire as a preliminary to national reconciliation and the restoration of peace to Liberia.
The Heads of State also solicited the assistance of the International Negotiation Network (INN) of Jimmy CARTER, former President of the United States in monitoring the electoral process in Liberia.
The INN shall work in collaboration with a five-member committee, set up for the purpose, and comprising The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, to closely monitor the, non-violation of the ceasefire.
It was agreed that the two parties would undertake to maintain security in each of the zones under their control, until the conclusion of elections.
These different proposals were accepted by the two Liberian brothers, who pledged their reconciliation, in the presence of the five Heads of State, by a long and warm embrace.
The Heads of State and the two Liberian protagonists expressed their satisfaction at the outcome of the meeting, and extended their most sincere thanks to His Excellency.
Mr. Félix Houphouët- Boigny and the Ivorian people, for the warm and fraternal welcome accorded them during their stay in Cote d'Ivoire.
DONE AT YAMOUSSOUKRO, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1991
H.E. FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
H.E. SIR DAWDA JAWARA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Sir Dawda JAWARA President of the Republic of The Gambia
Current Chairman of ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA President of the Republic of Togo
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Ibrahim BABANGIDA President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Chairman of the OAU
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Blaise COMPAORÉ President of Burkina Faso
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Dr. Amos SAWYER, President of the Interim Government of
Liberia
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Mr. Charles TAYLOR Head of the National Patriotic Front of
Liberia
Yamoussoukro Accords
Outcome of Deliberations of the Meeting held in Yamoussoukro on 29 and 30 June 1991
The Following Heads of State Met in Yamoussoukro on Sunday 30 June 1991, Under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, President Félix Houphouëtboigny:
Ibrahim BABANGIDA, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity;
Dawda JAWARA, President of the Republic of The Gambia and current Chairman of ECOWAS;
Gnassingbe EYADEMA, President of the Togolese Republic;
Blaise COMPAORÉ, President of Burkina Faso;
Dr. Amos SAWYER, President of the Interim Government of Liberia;
Mr. Charles TAYLOR, Head of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia.
During this meeting, the Heads of State requested President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in his capacity as Doyen, to launch an urgent appeal to Dr. Amos Sawyer and Mr. Charles Taylor to accept a ceasefire as a preliminary to national reconciliation and the restoration of peace to Liberia.
The Heads of State also solicited the assistance of the International Negotiation Network (INN) of Jimmy CARTER, former President of the United States in monitoring the electoral process in Liberia.
The INN shall work in collaboration with a five-member committee, set up for the purpose, and comprising The Gambia, Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, to closely monitor the, non-violation of the ceasefire.
It was agreed that the two parties would undertake to maintain security in each of the zones under their control, until the conclusion of elections.
These different proposals were accepted by the two Liberian brothers, who pledged their reconciliation, in the presence of the five Heads of State, by a long and warm embrace.
The Heads of State and the two Liberian protagonists expressed their satisfaction at the outcome of the meeting, and extended their most sincere thanks to His Excellency.
Mr. Félix Houphouët- Boigny and the Ivorian people, for the warm and fraternal welcome accorded them during their stay in Cote d'Ivoire.
DONE AT YAMOUSSOUKRO, THIS 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1991
H.E. FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
H.E. SIR DAWDA JAWARA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA
CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Sir Dawda JAWARA President of the Republic of The Gambia
Current Chairman of ECOWAS
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA President of the Republic of Togo
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Gen. Ibrahim BABANGIDA President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Chairman of the OAU
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Blaise COMPAORÉ President of Burkina Faso
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Dr. Amos SAWYER, President of the Interim Government of
Liberia
……………………………………………………………
H.E. Mr. Charles TAYLOR Head of the National Patriotic Front of
Liberia