Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987

10th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Host country  Canada
Dates 13–17 October 1987
Venue(s) Lake Okanagan Resort
Cities Kelowna
Chair Brian Mulroney
(Prime Minister)
Follows 1985
Precedes 1989
Key points

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Vancouver, Canada, between 13 October 1987 and 17 October 1987, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney.

The meeting was marked by a confrontation between most Commonwealth leaders, including conference chair Mulroney, and Britain's Margaret Thatcher over the issue of economic sanctions against South Africa with Thatcher opposing sanctions.[1]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/thatcher-wrong-on-apartheid-mandela-south-africa-says/article10926500/
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