UN Security Council Resolution 149
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| Date: | 23rd August 1960 |
| Meeting: | 891 |
| Identifier: | S / RES / 149 |
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| Poll: | Pro: 11 Ent. : 0 Cons: 0 |
| Object: | Admission of Upper Volta to the UN |
| Result: | Accepted |
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The Resolution 149 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously in the 891st session on August 23 1960th It dealt with the admission of Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso ) as a new member in the United Nations .
background
During the Algerian War of Independence , Charles de Gaulle came to power again in France , where the Fifth Republic was established in 1958. The colonies could vote on their independence in referendums. Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly from the Upper Voltaic RDA advocated remaining within the Communauté française , as he saw the colony not yet ripe for complete self-government. Even Maurice Yaméogo said the Africans the ability to independence at this time on, he said, in Upper Volta knew "not again produce a box of matches." The Upper Voltaic Rassemblement Démocratique Africain (RDA) was in contrast to the all-West African congress that had taken place in Cotonou . Gérard Kango Ouédraogo described the pro- independence advocates as "anti-French".
With the rejected independence referendum - Ouezzin Coulibaly had died shortly before in Paris - Upper Volta became an autonomous republic, associated with France within the Communauté française . Upper Volta joined the Federation of Mali in 1959 , which only existed briefly, and finally the Conseil d'entente with Niger , Dahomey and the Ivory Coast .
Kango Ouédraogo and Joseph Conombo joined the RDA during the experience of independent Guinea , which was the only colony to vote for independence in 1958, and the French war in Algeria, fueled the desire for independence. As a UN member, Guinea was present on the international stage and had signed treaties with the United States and the Soviet Union , which was also followed with envious eyes in Upper Volta. Finally, de Gaulle also declared the colonies to be ripe for independence and so on August 5, 1960 the Republic of Upper Volta was formed.
content
The Security Council announced that it had examined the admission of Upper Volta as a new member of the United Nations and recommended that the UN General Assembly approve its acceptance.
accession
Upper Volta joined the United Nations on September 20, 1960.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
