UN Security Council resolution 136

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UN Security
Council Resolution 136
Date: May 31, 1960
Meeting: 864
Identifier: S / RES / 136

Poll: Pro: 11  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: Admission of Togo to the United Nations as a new member
Result: Accepted

Composition of the Security Council in 1960:
Permanent members:

China Republic 1928Republic of China (1912–1949) CHN FRA GBR SUN USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union  United States 49United States 

Non-permanent members:
ArgentinaArgentina ARG CEY ECUCeylonSri Lanka  EcuadorEcuador 
ItalyItaly ITA POL DOPolandPoland  TunisiaTunisia 

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Flag of Togo

The UN Security Council Resolution 136 is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously in the 864th meeting on May 31 1960th It dealt with the admission of Togo as a new member in the United Nations .

background

After the First World War, the eastern part of the German colony of Togo , which made up about two thirds of the area with the entire coast to France ( French Togoland ), the western part to Great Britain ( British Togoland ) as a League of Nations mandate . The de facto administration was in the Gold Coast . After the Second World War , it became a UN trust territory .

In 1957 British Togoland joined the now independent Ghana . The French part received autonomy from France in 1955 . On April 27, 1960, Togo finally gained full independence; first head of state was Sylvanus Olympio .

content

The Security Council announced that it had examined Togo's admission as a new member of the United Nations and recommended that the UN General Assembly approve admission.

accession

Togo joined the United Nations on September 20, 1960.

Web links

Wikisource: Original text of the resolution  - sources and full texts (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The 193 member states in alphabetical order. (No longer available online.) In: crp-infotec.de. July 20, 2011, archived from the original on March 24, 2013 ; Retrieved July 30, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.crp-infotec.de