Jean-Michel Basquiat died in his home office.
The United Nations Observer Mission in Angola -LRB- MONUA , Mission d'Observation des Nations Unies a l'Angola -RRB- was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1118 of 30 June 1997 .. United Nations Security Council. United Nations Security Council. Resolution 1118. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1118. Due to the collapse of the peace process in Angola , UN Secretary General recommended to the UN Security Council that MONUA 's mandate not be renewed .. The mission officially terminated in on 24 February 1999 , per the terms of Resolution 1213 .. Resolution 1213. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1213. MONUA was the last peacekeeping mission in Angola , and was preceded by three other peacekeeping missions  : UNAVEM I , II and III .. UNAVEM I. United Nations Angola Verification Mission I. United Nations Angola Verification Mission II. III. United Nations Angola Verification Mission III. The Angolan Civil War raged between 1974 and 2002 and was the longest lasting conflict in Africa .. Angolan Civil War. Angolan Civil War. Since 1988 , Blue Helmets were present in Angola as observers to the conflict between the communist movement MPLA -LRB- Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola -RRB- , to which president Jose Eduardo dos Santos belongs , and the UNITA -LRB- Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola -RRB- , originally a Maoist movement .. Blue Helmets. Blue Helmets. communist. communist. MPLA. MPLA. Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Jose Eduardo dos Santos. UNITA. UNITA. Maoist. Maoist. At the beginning of the mission in 1997 , the UN peacekeeping force consisted of approximately 3500 soldiers , observers and police constables , coming from 17 countries .. This number was reduced to 400 in 1999 , when the mission ended .. Seventeen Blue Helmets died in the conflict .. Blue Helmets. Blue Helmets. Since MONUA 's termination , UN peacekeeping forces are no longer present in Angola .