Commonwealth of Nations/Timelines
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- 1887: The first Colonial Conference beginning a series of consultations between Britain and its colonies.
- 1926 The 6th Imperial Conference established the Dominions as equal communities within the British Empire, with a common allegiance to the Crown.
- 1930: First Commonwealth Games held in Hamilton, Canada.
- 1931 Statute of Westminster confirmed the equality of Britain and the Dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland.
- 1949 The London Declaration
- 1965 The Commonwealth Secretariat is established
- 1971 The Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles
- 1991 The Harare Commonwealth Declaration
- 2009 Rwanda becomes the 54th member of the Commonwealth