UN vote ·
Roll call 927: SOUTH AFRICA
Voted 1966-10-04 · Colonialism
Yes
17
18%
No
22
23%
Abstain
56
59%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT SAUDI ARABIA DRAFT RESOL. (A/L.487/REV.1) DECLARING SOUTH AFRICA A RACIST COLONIAL POWER, THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS SUCH BY THE UN.
Voted against
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ghana, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States
Notable abstentions
Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba