Emergency Force Concept Advanced at UN
Pearson advances the proposal for an international emergency force to supervise a ceasefire and separation.
Role range: 1956-1956
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Lester Pearson Biography and Timeline
Follow Lester Pearson through 7 dated historical records for Canada.
Lester Pearson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1956
UNEF
Proposes a United Nations Emergency Force to separate the opposing forces in the Suez crisis.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1948-1957
Canada Proposes International Separation Force
Lester Pearson advanced the concept of a neutral United Nations force that could help supervise a ceasefire and separate opposing armies.
Role range: 1956-1957
Canadian Proposal Offers Ceasefire Monitoring Alternative
Lester Pearson advocated an international force that could separate combatants and make an agreed cessation of hostilities workable.
Role range: 1956-1957
Canadian Peacekeeping Initiative Secures International Backing
Lester Pearson's plan gained support as an alternative to continued Anglo French occupation of Egyptian territory.
Role range: 1956-1957
Canadian Diplomacy Promotes Durable Truce Supervision
Lester Pearson's peacekeeping proposal provided a way to supervise the cessation of hostilities after the invasion.
Role range: 1956-1957
Peacekeeping Facilitates Prospects for Canal Repairs
The deployment of a neutral international force helped create conditions in which salvage could be contemplated after withdrawal.
Role range: 1956-1957
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