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70 years of Australian peacekeeping

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A UN peacekeeper from Uruguay patrols the streets of Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace.(Reuters)

From being involved with the first ever peacekeeping mission in Indonesia, to current engagements in Darfur, Sudana and Ethiopia.

Australian has a rich history of being involved in peacekeeping missions in our region as well as the rest of the world.

Lecturer at the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the ANU Dr Peter Londey recalls some of the great stories of Australian peacekeepers throughout history.

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