1979 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

5th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Zambia 1–7 August 1979 Lusaka Lusaka 39 (of 39 members) Heads of State or Government 27 Kenneth Kaunda(President) 1977 1981 Lusaka DeclarationRhodesia Racism CyprusSouthern AfricaApartheid The 1979 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. 39 countries attended the meeting. It was held in Lusaka, Zambia, between 1 – 7 August 1979, and was hosted by Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. Issues discussed at the conference included the situation in Rhodesia, armed conflicts in Indochina, the global growth of the refugee problem, and 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 conference, including a special declaration condemning apartheid.Ingram Derek Lusaka 1979: A Significant Commonwealth Meeting The Round Table October 1979 69 276 275–283 10.1080/00358537908453397Commonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth Heads of Government. The Lusaka Communique August 1979 1979 Commonwealth Secretariat London Participants The following nations were represented:COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, 1979 - FINAL COMMUNIQUE Commonwealth Library https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/view/886/886/7468 NationNamePositionZambiaKenneth Kaunda (Chairman)PresidentAustraliaMalcolm FraserPrime MinisterBahamasLynden PindlingPrime MinisterBangladeshZiaur RahmanPresidentBarbadosTom AdamsPrime MinisterBotswanaSir Seretse KhamaPresidentCanadaJoe ClarkPrime MinisterCyprusSpyros KyprianouPresidentDominicaMichael DouglasMinister of FinanceFijiSir Kamisese MaraPrime MinisterThe GambiaSir Dawda JawaraPresidentGhanaMensah GbedemahArmed Forces Revolutionary CouncilGrenadaMaurice BishopPrime MinisterGuyanaRashleigh JacksonMinister of Foreign AffairsIndiaShyam Nandan MishraForeign MinisterJamaicaMichael ManleyPrime MinisterKenyaDaniel arap MoiPresidentKiribatiIeremai TabaiPresidentLesotho 1966C D MolapoMinister of Foreign AffairsMalawiHastings BandaPresidentMalaysiaTengku Ahmad IsmailMinister of Foreign AffairsMaltaPhilip Muscat deMinister of EducationMauritiusSir Seewoosagur RamgoolamPrime MinisterNew ZealandRobert MuldoonPrime MinisterNigeriaH E AdefopeCommissioner for External AffairsPapua New GuineaMichael SomarePrime MinisterSaint LuciaGeorge OdlumDeputy Prime MinisterSeychellesFrance-Albert RenéPresidentSierra LeoneSiaka StevensPresidentSingaporeLee Kuan YewPrime MinisterSolomon IslandsPeter KeniloreaPrime MinisterSri LankaRanasinghe PremadasaPrime MinisterSwazilandRichard DlaminiMinister without PortfolioTanzaniaJulius NyererePresidentTongaFatafehi TuʻipelehakePrime MinisterTrinidad and TobagoEustace SeignoretHigh Commissioner to the United KingdomUgandaGodfrey BinaisaPresident of National Executive Committee United KingdomMargaret Thatcher Prime MinisterWestern SamoaVaovasamanaia FilipoMinister of Finance References 1979 Category:Diplomatic conferences in Zambia Category:Zambia and the Commonwealth of Nations Category:20th century in Lusaka Category:1979 conferences Category:1979 in international relations Category:1979 in Zambia Category:1970s diplomatic conferences Category:August 1979 in Africa