Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1985

8th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Host country  The Bahamas
Dates 16–22 October 1985
Venue(s) Lyford Cay
Cities Nassau
Chair Lynden Pindling
(Prime Minister)
Follows 1983
Precedes 1987
Key points

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1985 was the eighth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Nassau, The Bahamas, between 16 October 1985 and 22 October 1985, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Sir Lynden Pindling.

The Nassau Accord was agreed to calling on the government of South Africa to dismantle its apartheid policy, enter into negotiations with the country's black majority and end its occupation of Namibia. The Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group was appointed to investigate the South African issue and report back with recommendations ahead of the special 1986 CHOGM in London.

Once released from prison, Mandela visited the Bahamas and thanked Sir Lynden Pindling for his role in opposing apartheid. Thabo Mbeki also visited the Bahamas when he became president of South Africa.

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