1971 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

First Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations 1st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Singapore 14–22 January 1971 Singapore 32 (of 32 members) Heads of State or Government 26 Lee Kuan Yew(Prime Minister of Singapore) 1969 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference 1973 Singapore DeclarationBritish arms sales to South Africa The 1971 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, officially known as the I Commonwealth Heads Meeting, and commonly known as Singapore 1971, was the first Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly named the British Commonwealth). It was held from 14 to 22 January 1971 in Singapore, and was hosted by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Milutin Tomanović 1972 Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 The Chronicle of International Events in 1971 sh 2556 Belgrade Institute of International Politics and Economics This was the first meeting where Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa participated. British prime minister Edward Heath advised Queen Elizabeth II not to attend the conference, due to a row within the Commonwealth over Britain selling arms to South Africa.27 December 2013 Only the Queen understands the true value of the Commonwealth https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10539479/Only-the-Queen-understands-the-true-value-of-the-Commonwealth.html Daily Telegraph It would be the only CHOGM the Queen would miss until 2013.Concern as the Queen misses Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10041931/Queens-absence-from-Commonwealth-meeting-sign-of-changing-role.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130609134156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/10041931/Queens-absence-from-Commonwealth-meeting-sign-of-changing-role.html dead 9 June 2013 7 May 2013 The Telegraph 7 May 2013 Ugandan president Milton Obote was overthrown by Idi Amin in a military coup, whilst he was attending the meeting. At the meeting, the Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles was agreed, setting out the core political values that would form the main part of the Commonwealth's membership criteria. The final document was not ratified by Pakistan. Topics discussed at the meeting included Chinese representation at the United Nations, East-West relations, conflict in Southeast Asia, Portuguese violations of Guinean sovereignty and the situation in the Portuguese colonies, and the South African situation. Members also discussed the repercussions of a future Accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities. Participants The following nations were represented:https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/download/886/886/7464?inline=1 Commonwealth Library MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS, 1971 - FINAL COMMUNIQUE Nation Name PositionSingapore Lee Kuan Yew (Chairman) Prime Minister Australia John Gorton Prime Minister Barbados Errol Barrow Prime Minister Botswana Sir Seretse Khama President Canada Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister Ceylon Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister Cyprus Makarios III President Fiji Sir Kamisese Mara Prime Minister The Gambia Sir Dawda Jawara Prime Minister Ghana Kofi Abrefa Busia Prime Minister Guyana Forbes Burnham Prime Minister India Swaran Singh Minister of External Affairs Jamaica Hugh Shearer Prime Minister Kenya Daniel arap Moi Vice President Lesotho 1966 Leabua Jonathan Prime Minister Malawi Hastings Banda President Malaysia Abdul Razak Hussein Prime Minister Malta Giorgio Borġ Olivier Prime Minister Mauritius Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Prime Minister New Zealand Sir Keith Holyoake Prime Minister Nigeria Okoi Arikpo Commissioner for External Affairs Pakistan Ahsanul Huque Minister of Commerce Sierra Leone Cyril Foray Minister of External Affairs Swaziland Makhosini Dlamini Prime Minister Tanzania Julius Nyerere President Tonga Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake Prime Minister Trinidad and Tobago Karl Hudson-Phillips Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs Uganda Milton Obote Prime Minister United Kingdom Edward Heath Prime Minister Western Samoa Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV Prime Minister Zambia Kenneth Kaunda President References 1971 Category:Diplomatic conferences in Singapore Category:1970s diplomatic conferences Category:1971 in international relations Category:1971 in Singapore Category:1971 conferences Category:January 1971 in Asia Category:Singapore and the Commonwealth of Nations