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| summit_name  = 5th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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| dates        = {{nowrap|1&ndash;7 August 1979}}
| venues      = [[Lusaka]]
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| participants = 39 (of 39 members)
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| chairperson  = [[Kenneth Kaunda]]<br>([[President of Zambia|President]])
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[[File:1979_Commonwealth_Summit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Commonwealth Heads of Government at CHOGM in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], 1979]]The fith '''Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979''' was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. 39 countries attended the meeting. It was held in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], between 1 August 1979 and 7 August 1979, and was hosted by that country's President, [[Kenneth Kaunda]].
[[File:1979_Commonwealth_Summit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Commonwealth Heads of Government at CHOGM in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], 1979]]The fith '''Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979''' was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. 39 countries attended the meeting. It was held in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], between 1 August 1979 and 7 August 1979, and was hosted by that country's President, [[Kenneth Kaunda]].


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Commonwealth Heads of Government at CHOGM in Lusaka, Zambia, 1979

The fith Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979 was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. 39 countries attended the meeting. It was held in Lusaka, Zambia, between 1 August 1979 and 7 August 1979, and was hosted by that country's President, Kenneth Kaunda.

Issues discussed at the conference included the situation in Rhodesia, the armed conflicts in Indo-China, the global growth of the refugee problem, the situation in Cyprus and Southern Africa. Mr Shridath Ramphal was re-appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General during the meeting. The Lusaka Declaration of the Commonwealth on Racism and Racial Prejudice was issued at the end of the CHOGM, including a special declaration condemning apartheid.[1] [2]

References

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