United Nations Security Council Resolution 226

United Nations Security Council Resolution 226 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on October 14, 1966. The Council urged the government of Portugal to prevent foreign mercenaries in the Portuguese territory of Angola from interfering in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (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
Lists of resolutions

The Council called upon all member states to refrain or desist from intervening in the domestic affairs of the DRC.

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