January 1966 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
| 15th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nigeria |
| Dates | 10–12 January 1966 |
| Cities | Lagos |
| Participants | 24 |
| Chair | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Prime Minister of Nigeria) |
| Follows | 1965 |
| Precedes | September 1966 |
| Key points | |
The January 1966 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the 15th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was the first such meeting to be held outside of the United Kingdom, being held in Lagos, Nigeria, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
The sole purpose of the meeting was to discuss the white minority rule regime in the rogue British colony of Rhodesia and the means by which multi-racial rule could be achieved.[1][2]
Participants
[edit]The following nations were represented:[3]
| Nation | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | Harold Wilson | Prime Minister |
 Australia | James Cumes | High Commissioner |
 Canada | Lester Pearson | Prime Minister |
 Ceylon | A. F. Wijemanne | Minister of Justice |
 Cyprus | Makarios III | President |
 The Gambia | Sir Dawda Jawara | Prime Minister |
 India | Ashoke Kumar Sen | Minister of Law and Justice |
 Jamaica | Donald Sangster | Acting Prime Minister |
 Kenya | James Gichuru | Minister of Finance |
 Malawi | Hastings Banda | Prime Minister |
 Malaysia | Abdul Razak Hussein | Deputy Prime Minister |
 Malta | Giorgio Borġ Olivier | Prime Minister |
 New Zealand | Sir Tom Macdonald | High Commissioner |
| Nigeria | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Chairman) | Prime Minister |
 Pakistan | Hakim Μ Ahson | High Commissioner |
 Sierra Leone | Sir Albert Margai | Prime Minister |
 Singapore | Lee Kuan Yew | Prime Minister |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Patrick Solomon | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
 Uganda | Milton Obote | Prime Minister |
 Zambia | Reuben Kamanga | Vice President |
References
[edit]- ^ The Commonwealth at the Summit: Communiqués of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1944-1986. Commonwealth Secretariat. 1987. ISBN 978-0850-923-17-9. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Commonwealth Conference In Lagos 1966". British Pathe. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH PRIME MINISTERS, JANUARY 1966 - FINAL COMMUNIQUE", Commonwealth Library, retrieved 22 May 2025
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