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United Nations Security Council Resolution 556

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demonstrators in South Africa, reaffirming that the country's disregard for world opinion will lead to a further escalation of the "explosive situation".
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The Council reiterated its opposition to apartheid, demanding the immediate cessation of massacres in South Africa and the release of all
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The resolution was approved by 14 votes to none against, while the United States
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United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning South Africa
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 501 to 600
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Finally, Resolution 556 called for the dismantling of the
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