United Nations Security Council Resolution 170
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Security Council Resolution
170, adopted unanimously on December 14, 1961, examined the application of Tanganyika
for membership in the United Nations. The Council recommended to the General Assembly
that Tanganyika be admitted.
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170, adopted unanimously on December 14, 1961, examined the application of Tanganyika
Tanganyika
Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
for membership in the United Nations. The Council recommended to the General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
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that Tanganyika be admitted.