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title: "UN R/15/456 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/456: Colonialism. Adopted in 1961 — 84 in favour, 1 against, 4 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4735) DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF RUANDA-URUNDI WITH RESPECT TO ITS FUTURE."
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# R/15/456: RWANDA-BURUNDI, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1961-04-05 · Colonialism

Yes

84

94%

No

1

1%

Abstain

4

4%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION I (A/4735) DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS OF RUANDA-URUNDI WITH RESPECT TO ITS FUTURE.

### Voted against

Belgium

### Notable abstentions

France, Portugal, South Africa, Spain

## Primary sources

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

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