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160, adopted on October 7, 1960, after examining the application of the

Federation of Nigeria The Federation of Nigeria was a predecessor to modern-day Nigeria from 1954 to 1963. It was a British protectorate until its independence on 1 October 1960. British rule of Colonial Nigeria ended in 1960, when the ''Nigeria Independence Act 1960 ...

for membership in the United Nations the Council recommended to the

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that the Federation of Nigeria be admitted. The resolution was adopted unanimously by all 11 members of the Council.

References

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

* 0160 History of Nigeria Foreign relations of Nigeria 0160 1960 in Nigeria 0160 October 1960 events {{UN-resolution-stub

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