United Nations Security Council Resolution 919

United Nations Security Council resolution 919, adopted unanimously on 25 May 1994, after recalling all resolutions on South Africa, in particular resolutions 282 (1970), 418 (1977), 421 (1977), 558 (1984) and 591 (1986), the Council welcomed the recent general elections and new government and decided, under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, to terminate the arms embargo and all other restrictions against South Africa.^{[clarification needed][1]}

UN Security Council Resolution 919
South African President Nelson Mandela
Date	25 May 1994
Meeting no.	3,379
Code	S/RES/919 (Document)
Subject	South Africa
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina Brazil Czech Republic Djibouti New Zealand Nigeria Oman Pakistan Rwanda Spain
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Measures imposed in other resolutions would also be ended. The Committee of the Security Council established in Resolution 421 was also dissolved.

Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of South Africa, welcomed the lifting of restrictions, stating that they were "acceptance by the world body that we (South Africa) have become a democratic country".^[2]

See also

• Academic boycott of South Africa
• Disinvestment from South Africa
• Foreign relations of apartheid South Africa
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994–1995)
• Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa
• Apartheid
• Sporting boycott of South Africa