1979 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
5th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | |
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Host country | Zambia |
Dates | 1–7 August 1979 |
Venue(s) | Lusaka |
Cities | Lusaka |
Participants | 39 (of 39 members) |
Heads of State or Government | 27 |
Chair | Kenneth Kaunda (President) |
Follows | 1977 |
Precedes | 1981 |
Key points | |
The 1979 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the fifth
Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. 39 countries attended the meeting. It was held in Lusaka, Zambia, between 1 August 1979 and 7 August 1979, and was hosted by that country's President, Kenneth Kaunda
.
Issues discussed at the conference included the situation in Rhodesia, the armed conflicts in Indo-China, the global growth of the refugee problem, the situation in Cyprus and Southern Africa. Sir Shridath Ramphal was reappointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General during the meeting. The Lusaka Declaration of the Commonwealth on Racism and Racial Prejudice was issued at the end of the CHOGM, including a special declaration condemning apartheid.[1] [2]
References
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- ^ Commonwealth Secretariat (1979). Commonwealth Heads of Government. The Lusaka Communique August 1979. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.