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title: "UN R/15/1429D Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/1429D: Colonialism. Adopted in 1960 — 62 in favour, 8 against, 26 abstaining. TO ADOPT 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4660), MINUS OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4."
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# R/15/1429D: ALGERIA, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1960-12-06 · Colonialism

Yes

62

65%

No

8

8%

Abstain

26

27%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4660), MINUS OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 4.

### Voted against

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Madagascar, Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos

## Primary sources

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

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