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title: "UN R/15/1429C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/1429C: Colonialism. Rejected in 1960 — 39 in favour, 39 against, 16 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT (A/4660), DECIDING TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM ON SELF-DETERMINATION IN ALGERIA, ORGANIZED, CONTROLLED AND SUPERVISED BY THE UN."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/669"
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# R/15/1429C: ALGERIA, PLEBISCITE

Voted 1960-12-06 · Colonialism

Yes

39

41%

No

39

41%

Abstain

16

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT (A/4660), DECIDING TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM ON SELF-DETERMINATION IN ALGERIA, ORGANIZED, CONTROLLED AND SUPERVISED BY THE UN.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Gabon, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Thailand, Uruguay

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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