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title: "UN R/16/1511B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1511B: Colonialism. Adopted in 1962 — 101 in favour, 0 against, 0 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5142), SAID PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDING ADMISSION OF RWANDA AND BURUNDI INTO THE UN, UPON THEIR PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENCENCE ON 1 JULY 1962."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/799"
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# R/16/1511B: RWANDA-BURUNDI, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1962-06-02 · Colonialism

Yes

101

100%

No

0

0%

Abstain

0

0%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE 4TH COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/5142), SAID PARAGRAPH RECOMMENDING ADMISSION OF RWANDA AND BURUNDI INTO THE UN, UPON THEIR PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENCENCE ON 1 JULY 1962.

## Primary sources

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

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