United Nations Security Council Resolution 321
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Security Council Resolution
321, adopted on October 23, 1972, after reaffirming previous resolutions, the Council expressed its concern that Portugal
persistently refused to comply with them. The Council attacked the latest cross-border action by the Portuguese army against Senegal
ese territory and demanded that the Portuguese cease any further acts of violence. The Council went on to reaffirm their position that Portugal's continued holding of colonies in Africa
was unjust and that the native peoples of those colonies should be allowed self-determination.
The resolution was adopted with 12 votes to none, while Belgium
, the United Kingdom
and United States
abstained.
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321, adopted on October 23, 1972, after reaffirming previous resolutions, the Council expressed its concern that Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
persistently refused to comply with them. The Council attacked the latest cross-border action by the Portuguese army against Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese territory and demanded that the Portuguese cease any further acts of violence. The Council went on to reaffirm their position that Portugal's continued holding of colonies in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
was unjust and that the native peoples of those colonies should be allowed self-determination.
The resolution was adopted with 12 votes to none, while Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
abstained.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 (1971 – 1976)
- Portuguese Colonial WarPortuguese Colonial WarThe Portuguese Colonial War , also known in Portugal as the Overseas War or in the former colonies as the War of liberation , was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974, when the Portuguese regime was...
- Portuguese EmpirePortuguese EmpireThe Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...