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Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
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In 2002, concerted pressure from donors, as well as leadership from South Africa and the United Nations, led to a comprehensive peace deal that reunified the country, demobilized 130,000 soldiers, and ushered in a new, democratic constitution and elections.
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Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Police eventually demobilized around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In coming days, crews will demobilize equipment, clear construction staging areas, test rail signals, and resurface and inspect the track.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Right-wing paramilitaries, which demobilized in the early 2000s, had recruited at least 2,800 children over roughly a decade.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
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Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Police eventually demobilized around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 June 2025
In coming days, crews will demobilize equipment, clear construction staging areas, test rail signals, and resurface and inspect the track.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Right-wing paramilitaries, which demobilized in the early 2000s, had recruited at least 2,800 children over roughly a decade.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
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“Demobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demobilize. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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demobilize
verb
de·mo·bi·lize
di-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz 
(ˈ)dē-
1
: to dismiss from military service
demobilize an army
2
: to change from a state of war to a state of peace
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