Sunday, September 21, 2008

1970s

1970s


25 October 1971





1971: THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS SEATED IN THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY



General Assembly votes to seat representatives of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China delegation is formally seated in the General Assembly.


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13 November 1974





1974: PLO GRANTED OBSERVER STATUS BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY



General Assembly recognizes the Palestine Liberation Organization as "the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people". The voting board as the General Assembly grants the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) observer status. At the rostrum from left to right: Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, Assembly President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Algeria), and Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs.


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