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*1991 The [[Commonwealth of Nations/Addendum# The Harare Commonwealth Declaration|Harare Commonwealth Declaration]] | *1991 The [[Commonwealth of Nations/Addendum# The Harare Commonwealth Declaration|Harare Commonwealth Declaration]] | ||
*2009 Rwanda becomes the 54th member of the Commonwealth | *2009 Rwanda becomes the 54th member of the Commonwealth | ||
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[[Pakistan]] withdrew in January 1972 in protest at the recognition of the secession of [[East Pakistan]] and its independence under the name of [[Bangladesh]]. Pakistan attempted to rejoin later in the 1970's and 1980's, but its application was vetoed by the Government of India, because of the ongoing dispute over [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. It was eventually allowed to rejoin in October 1989. [[Zimbabwe]] withdrew from the British Commonwealth in December 2003 in protest at the international community's opposition to the [[ZANU-PF]] regime's controversial [[land seizure]] policy and its [[human rights]] abuses. | |||
When the membership of a country is suspended, that country is not allowed to send representatives to meetings such as the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (CHOGM). [[South Africa]] was suspended from membership in 1961 because of international criticism of its [[apartheid]] policies. [[Fiji]]'s membership was deemed to have lapsed as a result of [[Sitiveni Rabuka]]'s [[coup d'etat]] and proclamation of Fiji as a republic in October 1987. | |||
[[Nigeria]] had its membership suspended between 1995 and 1999 as a protest against the execution of [[Ken Saro-Wiwa]] and eight other [[Ogoni]] activists by the [[military regime]] of General [[Sani Abacha]]. Fiji had its membership suspended in 2000 to 2001 and since 2006, due to coups there. | |||
Since 1995, the decision to admit [[Cameroon]] and [[Mozambique]] has proved controversial, as only a small part of Cameroon was ever under British rule, and Mozambique is a former [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colony. In late 2006, [[Rwanda]] reportedly applied for membership, but this attracted criticism, as Rwanda is a former [[Belgian]] colony. There have been calls since 1991 for the unrecognised [[Republic of Somaliland]] to be granted both international recognition as an independent state and full membership of the Commonwealth. | |||
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- 1887: The first Colonial Conference beginning a series of consultations between Britain and its colonies.
- 1926 The 6th Imperial Conference established the Dominions as equal communities within the British Empire, with a common allegiance to the Crown.
- 1930: First Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, Canada.
- 1931 Statute of Westminster confirmed the equality of Britain and the Dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland.
- 1949 The London Declaration
- 1965 The Commonwealth Secretariat is established
- 1971 The Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
- 1991 The Harare Commonwealth Declaration
- 2009 Rwanda becomes the 54th member of the Commonwealth