United Nations Security Council Resolution 226

United Nations Security Council Resolution 226, adopted on October 14, 1966, after hearing complaints from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that the then Portuguese territory of Angola had become a base of operation for the foreign mercenaries interfering in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Council urged the government of Portugal not to allow foreign mercenaries to use Angola as a base of operation for interfering in the DR Congo. The Council also called upon all states to refrain or desist from intervening in the domestic affairs of the DRC.

UN Security Council Resolution 226
Date	October 14 1966
Meeting no.	1306
Subject	Question concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo
Voting summary	15 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  Bulgaria  Japan  Jordan  Mali  Netherlands  New Zealand  Nigeria  Uganda  Uruguay

The resolution was adopted unanimously.

See also

• Colonial history of Angola
• Congo Crisis
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965–1971)
• Portuguese Empire

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 226 at Wikisource