UN Security Council Resolution 124

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UN Security
Council Resolution 124
Date: March 7, 1957
Meeting: 775
Identifier: S / 3801 ( document )
Poll: Pro: 11  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: Ghana's admission to the UN
Result: Accepted
Composition of the Security Council 1957:
Permanent members:

China Republic 1928Republic of China (1912–1949) CHN FRA GBR SUN USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union  United States 48United States 

Non-permanent members:
AustraliaAustralia FROM COL CUBColombiaColombia  CubaCuba 
Kingdom of Iraq 1924Kingdom of Iraq IRQ PHL SWEPhilippines 1944Philippines  SwedenSweden 

By resolution 124 of the UN Security Council , the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided on March 7, 1957 at its 775th meeting to accept the state of Ghana , which had become independent the day before, into the UN . After the founding members Egypt , Ethiopia and South Africa , Ghana was the first African country to become a member of the world organization due to the incipient decolonization of Africa .

Eleven states participated in the vote: France , Great Britain , the Republic of China , the Soviet Union , the USA as permanent members, Australia , Colombia , Cuba , Iraq , the Philippines , and Sweden as non-permanent members of the body.

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Wikisource: United Nations Security Council Resolution 124  - Sources and full texts (English)