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The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security

Date
23 Jun 1976
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security

Council For the fifteenth time the United Sates (US) vetoed Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security Council. The move to prohibit Angola from becoming a member was prompted by the US’s concern over the “continuing presence of Cuban forces” in the country. The US was the only member that opposed Angola’s application. China abstained, accusing the Soviet Union of continued interference in Angola. Amongst the council members who voted for Angola to become a member were Britain, France, Libya, Italy, Tanzania, Japan, Panama, the Soviet Union, Romania and Guyana.

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  1. 01The Blade(1976), ‘U.S. Vetoes Angola’s Application For United Nations Membership’, 24 June, [online], available at https://news.google.com (Accessed: 22 May 2012)
  2. 02The Blade, (1976), ‘Angola becomes U.N. Member; US abstain in voting’, 1 December, [online], available at https://news.google.com (Accessed: 22 May 2012)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, June 20). The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086257

South African History Online (2012) 'The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security ', South African History Online, 20 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086257 (Accessed: 1 August 2026).

South African History Online, The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086257, (accessed 1 August 2026).

"The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security ." South African History Online, 20 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086257. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security ." South African History Online. June 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086257.

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