United Nations Security Council Resolution 159

UN Security Council
Resolution 159
UN Security Council; Resolution 159
Date	September 28 1960
Meeting no.	907
Code	S/4544 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Mali
Voting summary	11 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; United Kingdom; United States; Soviet Union;
Non-permanent members	Argentina; Ceylon; Ecuador; Italy; Poland; Tunisia;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 159, adopted unanimously on September 28, 1960, after examining the application of the Republic of Mali for membership in the United Nations the Council recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Mali be admitted.

Mali, along with the Republic of Senegal, had been admitted under the Mali Federation under Resolution 139, until the federation broke apart on August 20, 1960.

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