United Nations Security Council Resolution 387, adopted on March 31, 1976, reaffirmed the principle of a state's right to territorial integrity in the face of
South African incursions into Angolan territory. The Council recognized the international disturbance at
South Africa
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's actions and expressed its concern over them. The Resolution condemned South Africa's actions and demanded that it respect the territorial integrity of
Angola
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. The Council further demanded that South Africa desist from using the "
international Territory of Namibia" to mount provocative or aggressive acts against other states and called upon the South African government to meet Angola's just claims for compensation.
The resolution was adopted with nine votes to none;
France
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,
Italy
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,
Japan, the
United Kingdom
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and
United States
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abstained
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from voting, while the
People's Republic of China
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did not participate in voting.
See also
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Angola – South Africa relations
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(1971–1976)
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Operation Savannah
Operation Savanna (or Operation Savannah) was the first insertion of SOE trained Free French paratroops into German-occupied France during World War II.
This SOE mission, requested by the Air Ministry, was to ambush and kill as many pilots as ...
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South African Border War
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Ango ...
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South West Africa
South West Africa ( af, Suidwes-Afrika; german: Südwestafrika; nl, Zuidwest-Afrika) was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia. It bordered Angola (Portuguese colony before 1 ...
References
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
External links
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