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1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

8th meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government, held in Nassau, The Bahamas, in 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	1986
Key points
Apartheid

The 1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 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, Nelson 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.

External links[edit]

• The Commonwealth Accord on Southern Africa - Nassau Accord

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