United Nations Security Council Resolution 295
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Security Council Resolution 295, was adopted unanimously on August 3, 1971. After receiving a letter from the Permanent Representative of Guinea
, a country led by Ahmed Sékou Touré
, the Council affirmed its territorial integrity and independence and decided to send a mission of three members of the Council to Guinea to consult with the authorities and report of the situation immediately. The mission was to be appointed after consultation between the president of the Council and the Secretary-General
.
The request for this resolution from the Government of Guinea came after a series of cross border incursions by the Portuguese led colonial government of Portuguese Guinea
in early 1971, against PAIGC independentist guerrilla bases in Guinea and the regime of the country which supported and was giving shelter to their leaders. This in turn came a year after the invasion of Guinea's capital, Conakry
, (Operation Green Sea) on 22 November 1970 by Portuguese-led forces that rescued Portuguese Army's POWs and destroyed military assets of the guerrillas. These attacks ceased, but border tensions continued until Guinea-Bissau's independence on September 10, 1974 due to the events of the Carnation Revolution
in Lisbon
, on April 25, 1974.
United Nations
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Security Council Resolution 295, was adopted unanimously on August 3, 1971. After receiving a letter from the Permanent Representative of Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, a country led by Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré was an African political leader and President of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984...
, the Council affirmed its territorial integrity and independence and decided to send a mission of three members of the Council to Guinea to consult with the authorities and report of the situation immediately. The mission was to be appointed after consultation between the president of the Council and the Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
.
The request for this resolution from the Government of Guinea came after a series of cross border incursions by the Portuguese led colonial government of Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974.-History:...
in early 1971, against PAIGC independentist guerrilla bases in Guinea and the regime of the country which supported and was giving shelter to their leaders. This in turn came a year after the invasion of Guinea's capital, Conakry
Conakry
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
, (Operation Green Sea) on 22 November 1970 by Portuguese-led forces that rescued Portuguese Army's POWs and destroyed military assets of the guerrillas. These attacks ceased, but border tensions continued until Guinea-Bissau's independence on September 10, 1974 due to the events of the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, on April 25, 1974.
See also
- Guinea-Bissau War of IndependenceGuinea-Bissau War of IndependenceGuinea-Bissau War of Independence was an armed conflict and national liberation struggle in Portuguese Guinea between 1963 and 1974.-Background:...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 201 to 300 (1965 – 1971)
- Portuguese EmpirePortuguese EmpireThe Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 294United Nations Security Council Resolution 294United Nations Security Council Resolution 294, adopted on July 15, 1971, disturbed by the longstanding Portuguese violations of Senegalese territory and the recent laying of mines inside that nation which was giving shelter to independentist guerrillas of PAIGC, during the Portuguese Colonial War...