Date 30 July 1980 Code S/RES/477 (Document) | Meeting no. 2,244 Result Adopted (25/08/1980) | |
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Voting summary 15 voted forNone voted againstNone abstained | ||
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.
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