The Commonwealth of

Nations
Kristine Kapianidze
The review of the Commonwealth of
Nations:

The Commonwealth of
Over time different Semi- Leaders of the At the 1926
Nations – is one of the conference Britain
oldest political countries of the independent Dominions
and the Dominions
associations. Its roots British Empire attended
go back to the British gained different countries conferences with
agreed that they were
all equal members of
Empire, when countries
around the world were
levels of freedom were called Britain from a community within
ruled by Britain. from Britain. Dominions. 1887. the British Empire.
Modern Commonwealth:

India became independent – 1947. India wanted to

become a republic which didn’t owe allegiance to the
British king or queen, but it also wanted to stay a
member of the Commonwealth.

British king or queen is not automatically Head of

the Commonwealth. Member countries choose
who becomes Head of the Commonwealth.

Since 1949 independent countries from Africa, the

Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific have joined the
Commonwealth. Membership is based on free and
equal voluntary co-operation.

Rwanda and Mozambique have no

historical ties to the British Empire.

The Commonwealth Secretariat

was created in 1965.
The Commonwealth countries:
UK, Canada, Belize, Jamaica, Malta, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana,
Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, India, Sri - Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles,
Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Malaysia, The
republic of South Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Sent kitts and nevis, Sent Lucia, Sent Vinsent and
grenadins, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Cyprus, Swaziland, Bangladesh, Brunei, Solomon islands.
There is the meeting in every 2 year.
There are some sport games and events and all the
members are participating in every four year.