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title: "UN R/15/464 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/464: Colonialism. Rejected in 1961 — 0 in favour, 51 against, 43 abstaining. TO ADOPT THIS PHRASE IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4737) IMPLEMENTING THE RESULTS OF THE PLEBISCITES IN THE BRITISH CAMEROONS, WHEREBY NORTHERN CAMEROONS UNITES WITH NIGERIA AND THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS JOINS CAMER"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/715"
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# R/15/464: CAMEROON, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1961-04-05 · Colonialism

Yes

0

0%

No

51

54%

Abstain

43

46%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT THIS PHRASE IN OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4737) IMPLEMENTING THE RESULTS OF THE PLEBISCITES IN THE BRITISH CAMEROONS, WHEREBY NORTHERN CAMEROONS UNITES WITH NIGERIA AND THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS JOINS CAMER

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, El Salvador

## Primary sources

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

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