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Arrange the following key historical milestones in the evolution, institutional development, and security interventions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in chronological order from the earliest to the latest.

  1. 1Signing of the founding Treaty of Lagos by West African heads of state and government.
  2. 2Adoption of the Protocol relating to the Free Movement of Persons, Residence, and Establishment.
  3. 3Deployment of the ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to restore peace during the Liberian Civil War.
  4. 4Signing of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty in Cotonou to enhance supranational authority and political integration.

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The correct chronological sequence begins with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos (1975), followed by the adoption of the Free Movement Protocol (1979), the military deployment of ECOMOG to Liberia (1990), and finally the signing of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty in Cotonou (1993).
The events progress sequentially from foundational integration efforts to policy implementation, conflict resolution, and structural reform: the Treaty of Lagos founded ECOWAS in 1975; the Free Movement Protocol was adopted in 1979; ECOMOG was dispatched to Liberia in 1990; and the Revised ECOWAS Treaty was signed in 1993.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the year of ECOWAS formation.
The Treaty of Lagos was signed on May 28, 1975, establishing the community.
Formation must precede subsequent operational protocols and security interventions.
2
Identify the adoption of key economic integration protocols.
The Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons, Residence, and Establishment was enacted in May 1979.
This major policy initiative followed four years after the initial treaty.
3
Determine the date of security mechanism operationalization.
The Standing Mediation Committee established ECOMOG, which deployed troops to Liberia in August 1990.
Security challenges in the 1990s forced ECOWAS to expand beyond its original purely economic scope.
4
Identify institutional reform treaty revisions.
The Revised Treaty of ECOWAS was signed in Cotonou, Benin, in July 1993.
The 1993 treaty incorporated the security dimensions learned from ECOMOG interventions and conferred enhanced supranational powers.

Key Concept

Chronological evolution of ECOWAS legal treaties, human mobility protocols, and security interventions.
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