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title: "UN R/17/1156 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/17/1156: Colonialism. Adopted in 1962 — 99 in favour, 0 against, 4 abstaining. TO ADOPT 34-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), WITHOUT LAST PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH AND THE LAST PHRASE OF OPERATIVE SUB-PARAGRAPH 8(B)."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/839"
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# R/17/1156: COLONIALISM

Voted 1962-12-01 · Colonialism

Yes

99

96%

No

0

0%

Abstain

4

4%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 34-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/L.410 AND ADD.1), WITHOUT LAST PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH AND THE LAST PHRASE OF OPERATIVE SUB-PARAGRAPH 8(B).

### Notable abstentions

France, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom

## Primary sources

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

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