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title: "UN R/15/455 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/455: Colonialism. Rejected in 1961 — 32 in favour, 45 against, 13 abstaining. TO ADOPT A MOTION FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON PARAGRAPH 13 OF 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4735) DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF RUANDA-URUNDI WITH RESPECT TO ITS FUTURE."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/712"
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# R/15/455: RWANDA-BURUNDI, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1961-04-05 · Colonialism

Yes

32

36%

No

45

50%

Abstain

13

14%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A MOTION FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON PARAGRAPH 13 OF 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4735) DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF RUANDA-URUNDI WITH RESPECT TO ITS FUTURE.

### Notable abstentions

Chile, Congo - Brazzaville, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Laos, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Thailand, Uruguay

## Primary sources

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

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