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| | Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Commonwealth membership was held to have lapsed until 1997, after racialist provisions in the republican constitution were repealed and reapplication for membership made. | | | The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. | | | Queen Elizabeth II is the nominal Head of the Commonwealth. |
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| | Commonwealth, the (British) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Commonwealth, the (British) |
| | The Republic of Ireland severed connections with the Commonwealth in 1949&; South Africa withdrew from it in 1961 (rejoining in June 1994) and Pakistan in 1972, in which year the former province of East Pakistan joined the Commonwealth as Bangladesh. | | | On 15 May 1917 Jan Smuts, representing South Africa in the Imperial War Cabinet of World War I, suggested that ‘British Commonwealth of Nations’ was the right title for the British Empire. | | | The name was recognized in the Statute of Westminster in 1931, but after World War II a growing sense of independent nationhood led to the simplification of the title to the Commonwealth. |
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| | BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Profile: The Commonwealth |
| | He is elected by heads of government from among Commonwealth diplomats and foreign ministers for a maximum of two four-year terms. | | | The secretary-general acts as the chief executive of the Commonwealth. | | | It dropped the word British from its name, the allegiance to the crown from its statute, and became a receptacle for decolonised nations. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1554175.stm
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| | Maldives Royal Family Official Website: Majid's Pages- Maldives and the British Commonwealth |
| | This is why Maldive envoys to the United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth countries today cannot be called "ambassadors". | | | On the far right, partially concealed behind a British officer is Mr Ahmed Adam, affectionately known as "Manager" to his subordinates. | | | In 1982 the Maldive diplomatic mission in Colombo was called an embassy (usually) headed by an ambassador, as was the Indian mission in Malé- the only mission of a Commonwealth country there at that time. |
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http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/maldives_commonwealth.shtml
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| | WorldNetDaily: British Commonwealth a popular club |
| | However, the Commonwealth appeased the black African states by giving up permanent chairmanship to a new independent working group that had just over 20 members at that time. | | | She was an anti-communist who supported the Christian anti-communist white government of South Africa, leading to the near collapse of the Commonwealth. | | | Other Commonwealth citizens have varying opinions on Great Britain, the Crown and the history of the British Empire. |
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=21707
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| | United Kingdom |
| | British Prime Ministers Since 1770 - Name Term Lord North (Tory) 1770–1782 Marquis of Rockingham (Whig) 1782–1782 Earl of... | | | Blair's controversial meeting in Oct. 1997 with Sinn Fein's president, Gerry Adams, was the first meeting in 76 years between a British prime minister and a Sinn Fein leader. | | | Despite this victory, Blair's party was severely hurt in the elections. |
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| | The Sun Never Set on the British Empire |
| | Since the constitution of Canada was actually the British North American Act, Pierre Trudeau cut the last legal ties to Britain by "patriating" the old Constitution and adding to it with a new Constitution Act in 1982. | | | The Constitution Act of 1982, which "patriated" the British North America Act of 1867 (i.e. | | | In the following list of present and former British possessions, current British possessions and dependencies are in boldface red, current members of the British Commonwealth are in plain red, and independent states in the Commonwealth that retain Queen Elizabeth as their Head of State are followed by a crown, |
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| | British Commonwealth Forces |
| | The first British units to arrive at Pusan on 28 August 1950 were the 1st Battalion The Middlesex Regiment and 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders under the 27th British Infantry Brigade. | | | They initially served under the US 24th Infantry Division. | | | 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade (Oct 50-Apr 51, HQ replaced by below) |
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| | British Commonwealth |
| | In the mid-game, British fleets will be attempting to capture Savannah, and Britain may even be landing armies on the South Carolina coast to march towards the Mississippi River. | | | Cuba will expect you to help her against the United States, though South America will be more profitable for you. | | | In 1982, the Commonwealth stood together behind Mrs. |
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jcheaney/britain.htm
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| | CNN - British Commonwealth: Dinosaur or dynamic force? - October 24, 1997 |
| | Commonwealth foreign ministers have recommended no new sanctions against the African nation, news that disappointed Nigerian dissidents and human rights activists. | | | In his welcoming address, Prime Minister Tony Blair told the presidents and prime ministers at the futuristic International Conference Center that the summit will focus on issues designed to make the Commonwealth relevant in a competitive international economy. | | | This is the first time in 20 years Britain has hosted a Commonwealth summit, and the first time in the queen's four-decade reign that she has addressed the opening ceremony. |
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http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/24/commonwealth.summit
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| | The History of Canada and Canadians - The British Commonwealth of Nations |
| | The statute provided that no law passed in the future by the United Kingdom should extend to any dominion "except at the request and with the consent of that Dominion." Canadian sovereignty thus had been achieved by a long process of peaceful constitutional evolution. | | | Prime Minister Borden had been included in the Imperial War Cabinet in London. | | | THE HISTORY OF The British Commonwealth of Nations |
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| | Commonwealth of Nations |
| | Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain). | | | South Africa and the Commonwealth part one: the years of acrimony. | | | Periodically there are meetings of Commonwealth heads of government, but no collective decision made at these meetings is considered binding. |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0813057.html
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| | David Daiches |
| | Gerald P Fogarty - Commonwealth Catholicism : A History of the Catholic Church in Virginia - 026802264X | | | Literary Landscapes of the British Isles: A Narrative Atlas |
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| | Orders of Battle 39-45 |
| | This site is dedicated to the study of Commonwealth Orders of Battle during the period of the Second World War. | | | World War II: A British Focus by Robert Cull | | | The site is organized around each of the major Commonwealth countries. |
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http://home.adelphia.net/~dryan67/orders/army.html
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| | World map for British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces |
| | The other notable omission is Mozambique, which, although a member of the Commonwealth, never had any British heritage. | | | Not all former parts of the Empire have joined the Commonwealth, and some have been evicted after having been members, but all are included here regardless of their current Commonwealth status. | | | West Indies, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bay Islands, Belize (British Honduras), British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Montserrat, Mosquito Coast, St. |
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http://www.regiments.org/nations
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| | Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy |
| | Find out which members of the Royal Family are visiting your region in a searchable diary. | | | Dating back over ten centuries, the Monarchy plays an important role in the UK and Commonwealth. | | | This web site provides information on the work of The Queen in modern society, biographies of the Royal Family, a history of kings and queens through the ages, background on Royal residences and art collections, and coverage of recent Royal events. |
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| | Trenches on the Web - Special: British Commonwealth Memorial Plaques |
| | The contributor, J.F. O'Sullivan, expresses his special thanks to Colin Haynes and Hal Giblin, members of the 'Western Front Association', for the biographical update on Pte A.J. Huxtable and the action report for the day. | | | Mid way through the First World War it was announced that next of kin of all soldiers from within the British Commonwealth, whose deaths were attributable to the War would receive a memorial plaque and scroll. | | | In 1917 a competition was announced to obtain a suitable design and 800 entries were eventually received. |
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http://www.worldwar1.com/sfplaque.htm
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| | SH Stamps - Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps |
| | SH Stamps - Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps | | | Stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth | | | We are a family-run business selling fine quality, competitively priced, Great Britain and British Commonwealth stamps - 1840 to the present. |
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| | British Commonwealth Stamps |
| | Select country, Scott or SG, and the catalog number. | | | Aron R. Halberstam Philatelists, Ltd. offers superb British Commonwealth stamps from 1890 to 1960. | | | Browse or search our stock or see our Featured Stamps below. |
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| | STANLEY LISICA - Mint postage stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth |
| | STANLEY LISICA - Mint postage stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth | | | Mint postage stamps of Great Britain and countries of the British Commonwealth issued since 1946. | | | We offer our stock of mint, never hinged (unmounted) stamps of Great Britain and the countries/regions of the British Commonwealth that were issued since 1946. |
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| | Sage Stamps - Stamps of the British Commonwealth |
| | Sage Stamps - Stamps of the British Commonwealth | | | Welcome to Sage Stamps - a website dedicated to the collector of quality stamps of the British Commonwealth. | | | If this is successful, we will increase the number of stamps offered in this way and change them more frequently. |
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http://www.empire-era-stamps.com
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| | Stamps of the British Commonwealth |
| | Bargains in British Commonwealth Stamps - Countries A to B | | | Bargains in British Commonwealth Stamps - Countries Mald to N | | | Bargains in British Commonwealth Stamps - Countries H to K |
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| | British Commonwealth Occupation Force 1946 - 1951 |
| | Participation in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) marked the first time that Australians were involved in the military occupation of a sovereign nation which it had defeated in war. | | | BCOF participation in the allied occupation force was announced on 31 January 1946, though planning and negotiations had been in progress since the end of the war. | | | The force was dismantled during 1951 as responsibilities in Japan were handed over to the British Commonwealth Forces Korea. |
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| | British Commonwealth of Nations on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Magazines and Newspapers for: British Commonwealth of Nations | | | Pictures and Maps for: British Commonwealth of Nations | | | An Empire Like No Other: The British experience was unique; America will write its own chapters. |
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| | Canada and the Commonwealth |
| | The Commonwealth is a multilateral organization which grew out of a shared background, language and a respect of common values such as equality, democracy and rule of law. | | | Today, the Commonwealth consists of 54 countries working together on many different issues, such as the promotion of democracy, good governance and human rights, at the governmental and non-governmental level. |
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http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/foreignp/common/imoc301e.htm
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| | Korean War--British and Commonwealth Forces |
| | Other views on British and Commonwealth involvement in the Korean War will be found under: -- British and Commonwealth Forces. | | | This page provides images of Korean War British and British Commonwealth naval vessels. | | | She remained in action during much of the conflict's first three months, and was relieved by a sister ship, HMS Theseus, in September 1950. |
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http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/un-rok/uk-s.htm
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| | Contemporary Writers in the UK - Contemporary Writers |
| | Produced by the Film and Literature Department of the British Council in association with BookTrust. | | | The British Council is registered in England as a charity. | | | The views expressed are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent those of the British Council or Booktrust. |
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| | BBC SPORT Boxing Froch facing a two-month lay-off |
| | The 28-year-old damaged his knuckle in his eight-round stoppage of Henry Porras in Hollywood in April. | | | Nottingham's Carl Froch, the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion, faces a two-month lay-off following surgery on his right hand. | | | Froch defended his title against Barney despite carrying the injury |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/sport1/hi/boxing/4729281.stm
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| | British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games |
| | The games were held again four years later in conjunction with the Kingston Commonwealth games in 1966, and with the participation from some of the Caribbean nations the number of athletes participating doubled to about 200. | | | Edinburgh hosted the third games in 1970, and the final games were held in Dunedin, (not Christchurch, the Commonwealth Games city that year) New Zealand. | | | About ten nations and 100 athletes took part in the competitions and the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games Council was formed to develop further events for disabled athletes from the Commonwealth countries. |
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| | Topica Email List Directory |
| | For our purposes "BEC" is defined as any territory formerly part of the British Empire, including colonies, protectorates and mandates, and their modern successor states with the general exception of the United States of America after 1783. | | | Territories that have never been part of the post-1945 Commonwealth and that were only briefly occupied by BEC forces and wherein there is no significant lasting British military heritage (e.g. | | | This list -- "BEC Forces" -- aims to bring people together, from around the world, into an information exchange and discussion group dealing with all aspects of the sea, land, and air force history of the British Empire and Commonwealth ("BEC") since about 1750. |
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http://lists.topica.com/lists/Emp-Comm-Forces
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| | Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets |
| | Regiments of the British Army issued with bayonets | | | These identify the regiment of the British Army to which the bayonet was issued; when a bayonet was re-issued to a different regiment, the original regimental markings were normally lined out like | | | The history of the British bayonet goes back to the 17th century, and because of this the British bayonet is one of the more interesting types of militaria to collect. |
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| | Commonwealth - Home |
| | The Awards programme was agreed by Education Ministers in October 2003 to recognise good practices in member countries. | | | Introducing the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2006 | | | The Commonwealth Secretariat is involved in a number of diverse areas that benefit the 1.8 billion people in its member countries. |
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| | British Commonwealth Air Training Plan: WWII CATP Air Museum |
| | The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and serves as a unique memorial to those airmen who trained and served, and especially those who died, while serving their country in the air war of 1939-1945. | | | The Plan was referred to by Winston Churchill as Canada’s greatest contribution to the allied victory and referred to by President Roosevelt as the “aerodrome of democracy.” | | | This is the only Museum in the world dedicated solely to this goal and we think it is fitting that it is located in Manitoba where so much of the training was carried out. |
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http://www.airmuseum.ca
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| | Tax Havens - European British Commonwealth Members |
| | Centuries of running an empire taught the British business and accounting practices which, while diplomatically giving lip service to taxing everyone, in fact gives rank its privilege. | | | There may also be significant capital gains and inheritance tax savings, however British nationals may not be able to avail themselves of all the potential fiscal benefits as a result of the Islands lone Tax Treaty with the UK. | | | The Isle of Man register is part of the British register and the British Red Ensign is normally flown on Isle of Man yachts. |
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| | Commonwealth Writers Prize - the best of Commonwealth literature |
| | The Commonwealth Foundation established the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1987 to encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin. | | | The Commonwealth Writers' Prize is funded and managed by the Commonwealth Foundation. | | | This prize celebrates the outstanding literary talent that exists in many parts of the Commonwealth and its contribution to contemporary writing in English. |
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| | Commonwealth Games Medallists |
| | The first British Empire Games was held in 1930 and retitled British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and Commonwealth Games in 1978. | | | This compilation includes a complete list of medallists in all sports since 1930. | | | The festival, contested by Great Britain and Ireland, Australasia, Canada and South Africa, comprised five athletics events (100 yards, 220 yards, 880 yards, 1 mile and 120 yards hurdles) plus heavyweight boxing, middleweight wrestling and 100 yards and 1 mile swimming races. |
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| | Amazon.com: Books: British and Commonwealth Military Knives |
| | This may be due to the lack of contacts, or the political situation in the recent years that precluded social contact between Britain and those lands. | | | The latter being the original Spanish term and used in North America also, and the former, the official British term. | | | British and Commonwealth Military Knives is the book for which a lot of collectors have been waiting a long time. |
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| | Welcome to the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum |
| | Visiting Us An award-winning new national museum, the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum presents the dramatic 500-year history of the rise and fall of Britain's overseas empire. | | | Welcome to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum | | | Welcome to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum - Finalist EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF THE YEAR 2004 |
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| | BCATP html |
| | On December 17, 1939 the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan agreement (BCTAP) was signed between all the parties concerned, the election was won by March 26, 1940 and in early April of 1940 of the most comprehensive aircrew training programs ever undertaken was instigated. | | | Canadian politicians would only agree if control of any such facilities was in Canadian hands, the British government rejected this, so this original memo and concept was abandoned. | | | Limited participation in the form of volunteers was received from other Commonwealth Countries such as India, Hong Kong, and even the Bahamas. |
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http://www.ualberta.ca/EDMONTON/CONTRIB/airmuseum/aambcatp.html
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| | British Council Education Information Service |
| | British Council, registered in England as a charity no. 209131, is the United Kingdom's | | | For information about scholarships, and everything else you need to know about studying in the UK, please visit the Education UK web site. |
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| | British Commonwealth |
| | Catalogue of the impressed and embossed revenues of the Commonwealth, thus listing those revenues not covered by our Commonwealth Revenues catalogue. | | | "The Impressed Duty Stamps of the British Colonial Empire" by William A Barber | | | 17 British Colonies used the Key and Duty Plate designs, principally for higher values, which were often used for fiscal purposes. |
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| | British War Memorial Project - British Commonwealth War Graves |
| | British War Memorial Project - British Commonwealth War Graves | | | You can search the site in a number of ways to find a picture of a headstone, memorial or Commonwealth War Grave. | | | A voluntary project to build an online International War Memorial to British Service Personnel from 1914 to the present day - including those killed in recent conflicts and peacekeeping operations. |
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http://www.britishwargraves.org.uk
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