1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

August 2019 4th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 8–15 June 1977 Gleneagles London 33 (of 35 members) Heads of State or Government 26 James Callaghan(Prime Minister) 1975 1979 Southern AfricaGleneagles Agreementeconomic disparityCyprus disputeBelize self-determinationUganda The 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Heads Meeting, and commonly known as London 1977, was the fourth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in London, United Kingdom, and was hosted by British Prime Minister James Callaghan. President Idi Amin of Uganda did not attend and, on the eve of the meeting, President James Mancham of the Seychelles was overthrown in a coup d'état and the country was not represented.Ingram Derek Andrew Walker Commonwealth Conference 1977 The Round Table July 1977 67 267 215–228 10.1080/00358537708453274 Issues discussed at the conference included the situation in Southern Africa, relations between richer and poorer nations, Cyprus, Belize, Uganda, and the issue of sporting contacts with South Africa. The Gleneagles Agreement on sporting contacts was reached at the meeting's retreat, in Gleneagles, Scotland.Ingram Derek Andrew Walker Commonwealth Conference 1977 The Round Table July 1977 67 267 215–228 10.1080/00358537708453274 Participants The following nations were represented:COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, 1977 - FINAL COMMUNIQUE Commonwealth Library https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/view/886/886/7467 NationNamePositionUnited KingdomHarold Wilson (Chairman)Prime MinisterAustraliaMalcolm FraserPrime MinisterBahamasLynden PindlingPrime MinisterBangladeshZiaur RahmanPresidentBarbadosTom AdamsPrime MinisterBotswanaSir Seretse KhamaPresidentCanadaPierre TrudeauPrime MinisterCyprusMakarios IIIPresidentFijiSir Kamisese MaraPrime MinisterThe GambiaSir Dawda JawaraPresidentGhanaF W K AkuffoChief of Defence StaffGrenadaEric GairyPrime MinisterGuyanaF R WillsMinister of Foreign AffairsIndiaMorarji DesaiPrime MinisterJamaicaMichael ManleyPrime MinisterKenyaDaniel arap MoiVice PresidentLesotho 1966Leabua JonathanPrime MinisterMalawiHastings BandaPresidentMalaysiaHussein OnnPrime MinisterMaltaDom MintoffPrime MinisterMauritiusSir Seewoosagur RamgoolamPrime MinisterNew ZealandRobert MuldoonPrime MinisterNigeriaShehu Yar'AduaChief of Staff of the Supreme HeadquartersPapua New GuineaMichael SomarePrime MinisterSierra LeoneSiaka StevensPresidentSingaporeLee Kuan YewPrime MinisterSri LankaFelix BandaranaikeMinister of FinanceSwazilandMaphevu DlaminiPrime MinisterTanzaniaAboud JumbeVice-PresidentTongaFatafehi TuʻipelehakePrime MinisterTrinidad and TobagoJohn DonaldsonMinister of External AffairsWestern SamoaTupuola EfiPrime MinisterZambiaKenneth KaundaPresident References 1977 Category:Diplomatic conferences in the United Kingdom Category:1970s diplomatic conferences Category:1977 conferences Category:1977 in international relations Category:1977 in London Category:United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations Category:June 1977 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in the City of Westminster Category:James Callaghan