United Nations Security Council Resolution 477

UN Security Council Resolution 477
Location of Zimbabwe
Date	30 July 1980
Meeting no.	2,244
Code	S/RES/477 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Zimbabwe
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted (1980-08-25)
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Bangladesh  East Germany  Jamaica  Mexico  Niger  Norway  Philippines  Portugal  Tunisia  Zambia
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 477, adopted unanimously on July 30, 1980, after examining the application of Zimbabwe for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Zimbabwe be admitted. The Republic of Zimbabwe was officially admitted as the 153rd member of the UN on 25 August 1980 by the General Assembly acting on the recommendation by the Security Council. Minister Robert Mugabe was on hand to accept membership on behalf of the Zimbabwean government.^[1]

See also

• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976–1982)

References

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 477 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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