UN vote ·
R/15/1429B: ALGERIA, PLEBISCITE
Voted 1960-12-06 · Colonialism
Yes
51
54%
No
26
28%
Abstain
17
18%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT A CYPRUS AMENDMENT (A/L.333) TO 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4660), SAID AMENDMENT REPLACING EXISTING OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4 WITH TEXT RECOMMENDING A UN REFERENDUM ON SELF-DETERMINATION IN ALGERIA.
Voted against
Australia, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Notable abstentions
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Japan, Laos, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines