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title: "UN R/21/2228 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/21/2228: Colonialism. Adopted in 1966 — 93 in favour, 1 against, 18 abstaining. TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6583) CALLING UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWER TO ENSURE THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION ON THE BASIS OF UNIVERSAL ADULT SUFFRAGE, URGING IT TO CREATE A PROPER POLITICAL CLIMATE FOR A REFERENDUM AND REQUESTING U.N. PRESENC"
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# R/21/2228: FRENCH SOMALILAND, REFERENDUM

Voted 1966-12-07 · Colonialism

Yes

93

83%

No

1

1%

Abstain

18

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOL. (A/6583) CALLING UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWER TO ENSURE THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION ON THE BASIS OF UNIVERSAL ADULT SUFFRAGE, URGING IT TO CREATE A PROPER POLITICAL CLIMATE FOR A REFERENDUM AND REQUESTING U.N. PRESENC

### Voted against

Portugal

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Haiti, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Netherlands, Niger, Senegal

## Primary sources

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

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