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title: "UN R/16/1548 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/1548: Colonialism. Adopted in 1962 — 54 in favour, 1 against, 41 abstaining. TO ADOPT A BULGARIAN AMENDMENT (A/L.387) TO THE 38-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.386/REV.1 AND ADD.1-4) AFFIRMING SOUTHERN PHODESIA AS A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY AND URGING THE U.K. AS ADMINISTERING POWER TO CALL A FULLY-REPRESENTATIVE CONSTI"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/801"
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# R/16/1548: RHODESIA, SELF-DETERMINATION

Voted 1962-06-03 · Colonialism

Yes

54

56%

No

1

1%

Abstain

41

43%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A BULGARIAN AMENDMENT (A/L.387) TO THE 38-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.386/REV.1 AND ADD.1-4) AFFIRMING SOUTHERN PHODESIA AS A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY AND URGING THE U.K. AS ADMINISTERING POWER TO CALL A FULLY-REPRESENTATIVE CONSTI

### Voted against

South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland

## Primary sources

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

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