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Sep. 09, 1974 - General Assembly admits Bangladesh, Grewada and Guinea - Bissau to membership in United Nations as Twenty-Ninth Session Opens: The General Assembly, opening its twenty ninth regular session, this afternoon admitted three new Member States -- Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea - Bissau -- to membership in the United Nations. This increased the membership to 138 states. Also this afternoon, the Assembly unanimously elected as its President for the session Abdelaziz Boutefliks, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria, who has headed his delegation to the General Assembly since 1963. A general view of the Assembly as it stood for a minute of silence dedicated to prayer or meditation

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Abdelaziz Admits Admitted Bangladesh Bissau Dedicated Elected Grenada Guinea Increased Meditation Membership Minute Ninth Regular Silence Unanimously

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