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{{About|the 1979 declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations on human rights and white supremacy rule|the 1969 declaration of African heads of State on the same issue|Lusaka Manifesto|the 1994 Angola ceasefire agreement|Lusaka Protocol}} | {{About|the 1979 declaration of the Commonwealth of Nations on human rights and white supremacy rule|the 1969 declaration of African heads of State on the same issue|Lusaka Manifesto|the 1994 Angola ceasefire agreement|Lusaka Protocol}} | ||
The '''Lusaka Declaration on the Commonwealth on Racism and Racial Prejudice''' (short: the '''Lusaka Declaration''') was a declaration of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] on the issues of [[racism]] and [[egalitarianism]] within and between Commonwealth member states. It was agreed and issued on 7 August 1979 in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], at the conclusion of the fifth [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (CHOGM). | The '''Lusaka Declaration on the Commonwealth on Racism and Racial Prejudice''' (short: the '''Lusaka Declaration''') was a declaration of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] on the issues of [[racism]] and [[egalitarianism]] within and between Commonwealth member states. It was agreed and issued on 7 August 1979 in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]], at the conclusion of the fifth [[1979_Commonwealth_Heads_of_Government_Meeting|Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (CHOGM). | ||
The declaration followed the 1971 [[Singapore Declaration]], which laid out the first political, social, and economic [[Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria|membership criteria]]. In that document, three paragraphs were dedicated to egalitarianism of all forms, of which, one was concentrated entirely upon racism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7B49743C45-C509-4DF0-A51C-2785B45916AB%7D_singapore.pdf |title=The Declaration of Commonwealth Principles, 1971 |accessdate=2007-07-24 |date=22 January 1971 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Commonwealth Secretariat]] }}</ref> The impending collapse of the breakaway government of [[Rhodesia]] (then styled as '[[Zimbabwe Rhodesia]]' under the [[Internal Settlement]]) was seen as demanding a restatement of the Commonwealth's principles of racial equality, and so the Lusaka Declaration was made to further expound and clarify the Heads of Governments' position. | The declaration followed the 1971 [[Singapore Declaration]], which laid out the first political, social, and economic [[Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria|membership criteria]]. In that document, three paragraphs were dedicated to egalitarianism of all forms, of which, one was concentrated entirely upon racism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7B49743C45-C509-4DF0-A51C-2785B45916AB%7D_singapore.pdf |title=The Declaration of Commonwealth Principles, 1971 |accessdate=2007-07-24 |date=22 January 1971 |format=PDF |publisher=[[Commonwealth Secretariat]] }}</ref> The impending collapse of the breakaway government of [[Rhodesia]] (then styled as '[[Zimbabwe Rhodesia]]' under the [[Internal Settlement]]) was seen as demanding a restatement of the Commonwealth's principles of racial equality, and so the Lusaka Declaration was made to further expound and clarify the Heads of Governments' position. | ||
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The declaration was accompanied by the CHOGM's general [[communiqué]], which explicitly iterated these principles with regards to Zimbabwe,<ref>{{cite journal |date=January 1980 |title=The Lusaka Communique, Commonwealth Heads of Government, August 1979, on Rhodesia |journal=African Affairs |volume=79 |issue=314 |page=115 |accessdate= 2007-07-24 |jstor=721635}}</ref> and which led to the invitation of [[Abel Muzorewa]] to take part in the [[Lancaster House Agreement|Lancaster House Conference]]. | The declaration was accompanied by the CHOGM's general [[communiqué]], which explicitly iterated these principles with regards to Zimbabwe,<ref>{{cite journal |date=January 1980 |title=The Lusaka Communique, Commonwealth Heads of Government, August 1979, on Rhodesia |journal=African Affairs |volume=79 |issue=314 |page=115 |accessdate= 2007-07-24 |jstor=721635}}</ref> and which led to the invitation of [[Abel Muzorewa]] to take part in the [[Lancaster House Agreement|Lancaster House Conference]]. | ||
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