United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_919

United Nations Security Council Resolution 919

United Nations Security Council Resolution 919

United Nations resolution adopted in 1994

United Nations Security Council resolution 919, adopted unanimously on 25 May 1994, after recalling all resolutions on South Africa, in particular resolutions 282 (1970), 418 (1977), 421 (1977), 558 (1984) and 591 (1986), the Council welcomed the recent general elections and new government and decided, under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, to terminate the arms embargo and all other restrictions against South Africa.[clarification needed][1]

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Measures imposed in other resolutions would also be ended. The Committee of the Security Council established in Resolution 421 was also dissolved.

Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of South Africa, welcomed the lifting of restrictions, stating that they were "acceptance by the world body that we (South Africa) have become a democratic country".[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hilaire, Max (2005). United Nations law and the Security Council. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7546-4489-7.
  2. [2]
    "Curbs on South Africa End". The New York Times. 26 May 1994.
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