Quick facts

First targeted sanctions (pre-Cold War):

Southern Rhodesia (1966) & South Africa (1977)

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First targeted sanction (post-Cold War):

Former Republic of Yugoslavia (1991)

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First targeted sanctions to restore democratically elected government:

Haiti (1993)

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First sanction on non-state armed group:

UNITA in Angola (1997)

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First (non-oil) commodity export sanction:

Diamonds from Angola (1998)

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First individuals targeted by name:

Usama bin Laden and associates in Al-Qaida / Taliban (2000)

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First sanctions applied to limit nuclear proliferation:

DPRK (2006)

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First (and only) sanctions invoking R2P:

Libya (2011)

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First broad financial sector sanctions:

Libya (2011)