At the time of the vote in the General Assembly, Yugoslav Prime Minister Milan Panic tried to prevent the resolution from being adopted, arguing that the Yugoslav government was doing its utmost to stop the war.
The resolution was adopted with 127 votes in favor, 6 against, 26 abstentions and 20 absences, marking the first time in UN history that a country was expelled from the body, although South Africa was facing a similar punishment due to Apartheid since 1974 [REF].