UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
E414805
The UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 were referendums held in British-administered Cameroon to determine whether its territories would join Nigeria or the already independent Republic of Cameroon, shaping the post-colonial borders of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 Context triple: [Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration, decolonizationProcess, UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961]
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Upper Silesia plebiscite
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a 1921 referendum in the ethnically mixed industrial region of Upper Silesia to determine whether the territory would belong to Germany or the newly re-established Poland after World War I.
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UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) is a landmark 1960 United Nations General Assembly resolution that proclaimed the right to self-determination and called for the rapid end of colonialism worldwide.
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Saar status referendum of 1955
The Saar status referendum of 1955 was a post–World War II plebiscite in which the population of the Saar region voted on its political future, ultimately rejecting a proposed Europeanized status and paving the way for Saarland’s accession to West Germany.
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UN Security Council Resolution 666
UN Security Council Resolution 666 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions, particularly regulating the delivery of food and medical supplies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 Target entity description: The UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 were referendums held in British-administered Cameroon to determine whether its territories would join Nigeria or the already independent Republic of Cameroon, shaping the post-colonial borders of the region.
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A.
Upper Silesia plebiscite
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a 1921 referendum in the ethnically mixed industrial region of Upper Silesia to determine whether the territory would belong to Germany or the newly re-established Poland after World War I.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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C.
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) is a landmark 1960 United Nations General Assembly resolution that proclaimed the right to self-determination and called for the rapid end of colonialism worldwide.
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D.
Saar status referendum of 1955
The Saar status referendum of 1955 was a post–World War II plebiscite in which the population of the Saar region voted on its political future, ultimately rejecting a proposed Europeanized status and paving the way for Saarland’s accession to West Germany.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 666
UN Security Council Resolution 666 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions, particularly regulating the delivery of food and medical supplies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations–supervised vote
ⓘ
plebiscite ⓘ referendum ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| affected |
post-colonial borders of Cameroon
ⓘ
post-colonial borders of Nigeria ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
decide between union with Nigeria or Cameroon
ⓘ
determine political future of British Cameroons ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of self-determination of peoples ⓘ |
| country |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British Cameroons
|
| determined |
union of Northern Cameroons with Nigeria
ⓘ
union of Southern Cameroons with Republic of Cameroon ⓘ |
| followedBy |
creation of a federal structure in Cameroon
ⓘ
independence of Northern Cameroons as part of Nigeria ⓘ independence of Southern Cameroons as part of Cameroon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Northern Cameroons
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cameroons plebiscite
Southern Cameroons plebiscite ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
late colonial period in Africa ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Anglophone regions of Cameroon
ⓘ
surface form:
English-speaking Southern Cameroons
largely Muslim Northern Cameroons ⓘ |
| location |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British Cameroons
Northern Cameroons ⓘ Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons
West Africa ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
self-determination
ⓘ
territorial status of British Cameroons ⓘ |
| option |
joining the Federation of Nigeria
ⓘ
joining the Republic of Cameroon ⓘ |
| organizer | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf |
decolonization of Africa
ⓘ
decolonization of Cameroon ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British mandate over Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations trusteeship over British Cameroons
|
| regulatedBy | United Nations General Assembly resolutions ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Northern Cameroons joining Nigeria
ⓘ
Southwest Region of Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons joining Republic of Cameroon
formation of the Federal Republic of Cameroon ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Anglophone regions of Cameroon
ⓘ
Cameroon-Nigeria borderlands ⓘ
surface form:
Nigeria–Cameroon border
|
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| typeOfElectoralSystem | direct popular vote ⓘ |
| underMandateFrom | League of Nations ⓘ |
| underTrusteeshipOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | adult residents of British Cameroons ⓘ |
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Subject: UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 Description of subject: The UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 were referendums held in British-administered Cameroon to determine whether its territories would join Nigeria or the already independent Republic of Cameroon, shaping the post-colonial borders of the region.
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