This Day in History: October 11, 1961
Additional Date: October 11, 1961
The United Nations General Assembly decided by 67 votes to 1 (South Africa) with 20 abstentions, to censure the Foreign Minister of South Africa Eric Louw for his offensive speech in the General Assembly. A staunch defender of apartheid, Louw was also infamous for his characterisation of Chief Albert Luthuli's Nobel Prize acceptance speech as propaganda.
Click here to read the General Assembly plenary statement concerning his claims that other countries had no right to interfere in South Africa's internal matters.