Today in Commonwealth History
International Organisations Topics: ASEAN - European Union - IMF - NATO - OPEC - United Nations - Warsaw Pact - World Bank
Historical Events
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1926-11-22 - Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth
1947-07-01 - Brit Dominion Affairs office becomes Commonwealth Relations office
1947-08-14 - India granted independence within British Commonwealth
1949-04-18 - Republic of Ireland withdraws from British Commonwealth
1949-11-26 - India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic
1956-03-23 - Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (Natl Day)
1958-03-12 - British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day"
1959-05-24 - Empire Day renamed Commonwealth Day in England
1960-05-09 - Nigeria becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1961-03-15 - South Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth
1961-03-17 - South Africa leaves British Commonwealth
1961-05-31 - Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth
1961-10-09 - Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth
1961-11-16 - Great Britain limits immigration from Commonwealth countries
1962-10-09 - Uganda becomes independent from the United Kingdom
1962-12-09 - Tanganyika becomes a republic within British Commonwealth
1963-10-01 - Nigeria becomes a republic within Commonwealth
1963-12-10 - Zanzibar becomes independent within British Commonwealth
1970-04-24 - Gambia becomes a republic within Commonwealth
1972-01-30 - Pakistan withdraws from Commonwealth
1972-04-19 - Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1986-11-03 - Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US
1992-03-12 - Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1998-09-11 - Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.
Famous Birthdays
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1924-06-09 - Peter Heatly, CEO (Commonwealth Games Federation)
1926-04-17 - Arthur Hockaday, director-Gen (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
1928-10-02 - James Porter, CEO (Commonwealth Institute)
Famous Deaths
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1994-02-09 - Arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79
