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withdrew
from the Commonwealth, probably just before being pushed out
because of its racial policies. The white
settlers of Southern Rhodesia in 1965
unilaterally declared their independence of Britain; this followed
prolonged
attempts by the British government and black pressure groups to coax or coerce
the whites into
granting adequate political rights to the black majority population.
Finally, in April 1980, Rhodesia
attained legal independence as the state of
Zimbabwe. It became the forty-third member state of the
Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Membership as at 31 December 1980
Date of Membership
|
Australia |
Q |
(1901) |
|
|
Bahamas |
Q |
1973 |
|
|
Bangladesh |
R |
1972 |
|
|
Barbados |
Q |
1966 |
|
|
Botswana |
R |
1966 |
|
|
Canada |
Q |
(1867) |
|
|
Cyprus |
R |
1961 |
(independence 1960) |
|
Dominica |
R |
1978 |
|
|
Fiji |
Q |
1970 |
|
|
The Gambia |
R |
1965 |
|
|
Ghana |
R |
1957 |
|
|
Grenada |
Q |
1974 |
|
|
Guyana |
R |
1966 |
|
|
India |
R |
1947 |
|
|
Jamaica |
Q |
1962 |
|
|
Kenya |
R |
1963 |
|
|
Kiribati |
R |
1979 |
|
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