Template:Did you know nominations/Australian contribution to UNTAG

Australian contribution to UNTAG
Created/expanded by Majormax (talk). Self nom at 12:18, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that the Australian contribution to UNTAG in Namibia of over 600 engineers in 1989-90 was the first major deployment of Australian troops since the Vietnam War and was pivotal to changing Australia's approach to peace-keeping?


 * Symbol possible vote.svg That wording seems a bit over-complex to me. How about: ... that the Australian contribution to UNTAG in Namibia between 1989 and 1990 was the first major deployment of Australian troops since the Vietnam War? (the article also currently doesn't include a direct reference for this statement) Nick-D (talk) 11:58, 4 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, what about this, directly referenced to Hansard.


 * ... that the Australian contribution to UNTAG in Namibia between 1989 and 1990 was (at the time) the the largest peace-keeping commitment in which this country (Australia) has ever participated?
 * That wording is pretty confusing to be honest. A good hook should be a simple sentence. Nick-D (talk) 00:52, 5 August 2012 (UTC)


 * What about this... famously as early as 1978, the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser wanted to send an Australian peace-keeping force to Namibia?


 * This image might be suitable. File:UNTAG_Logo_1989-90_Low_resolution.png
 * That image isn't suitable for a DYK on the front page of Wikipedia. John Vandenberg (chat) 08:29, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


 * ... that the Australian contribution to UNTAG in Namibia was Australia's first large peacekeeping military operation.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That hook works for me (though peacekeeping is one word; I've just tweaked this). Nick-D (talk) 09:37, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your help :-)