The Gbadolite Agreement, signed on December 31, 2002 in Gbadolite

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, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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, attempted unsuccessfully to end the Second Congo War

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. The signatories, all of which were supported by the Ugandan government, are the Movement for the Liberation of Congo

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 (MLC), the Rally for Congolese Democracy

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-National (RCD-N) and the Rally for Congolese Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML).

The parties agreed to a ceasefire in the Isiro

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-Bafwasende

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-Beni

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-Watsa

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 quadrangle and to immediately accept United Nations

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 military observers in the area. It also contained guarantees of the freedom of movement

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of the civilian population and humanitarian organizations from one area to another.

As with previous treaties the Gbadolite Agreement failed to end the war.