Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1986

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1986
9th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Hosted
Location United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Opening date 3 August 1986
Closing date 5 August 1986
Chairperson Margaret Thatcher
(Prime Minister)
Main issues
Sanctions against and divestment from South Africa

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1986 was the ninth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in London, the United Kingdom, between 3 August 1986 and 5 August 1986, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. This was a special meeting held in between the biennial CHOGMs in order to consider the recommendations of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group regarding economic sanctions against South Africa due to its policies of apartheid. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's refusal to support mandatory sanctions resulted in an acrimonious meeting and almost led to a split in the Commonwealth.


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