UN vote ·
R/15/1493A: RWANDA-BURUNDI, REFERENDUM
Voted 1960-12-07 · General Assembly recorded vote
Yes
60
66%
No
9
10%
Abstain
22
24%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. I (A/4672) URGING BELGIUM TO GRANT FULL AMNESTY AND ABOLISH THE EMERGENCY REGIME IN RUANDA-URUNDI; ALSO POSTPONING THE JAN. 1961 ELECTIONS AND SETTING UP A UN COMMISSION FOR RUANDA-URUNDI.
Voted against
Australia, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom
Notable abstentions
Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand