January 1966 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference Explained

Summit Name:	15th Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
Country:	Nigeria
Cities:	Lagos
Participants:	24
Chairperson:	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Prime Minister of Nigeria)
Follows:	1965
Precedes:	September 1966

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]}

Notes and References

1. Book: The Commonwealth at the Summit: Communiqués of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings, 1944-1986. November 30, 2014. 978-0850-923-17-9. Commonwealth Secretariat. 1987 .
2. Web site: Commonwealth Conference In Lagos 1966. British Pathe. November 30, 2014.