1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

The 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Heads Meeting, and commonly known as London 1977, was the fourth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in London, United Kingdom, and was hosted by British Prime Minister James Callaghan. President Idi Amin of Uganda did not attend and, on the eve of the meeting, President James Mancham of the Seychelles was overthrown in a coup d'état and the country was not represented.

Issues discussed at the conference included the situation in Southern Africa, relations between richer and poorer nations, Cyprus, Belize, Uganda, and the issue of sporting contacts with South Africa. The Gleneagles Agreement on sporting contacts was reached at the meeting's retreat, in Gleneagles, Scotland.

Participants The following nations were represented: NationNamePositionHarold Wilson (Chairman)Prime MinisterMalcolm FraserPrime MinisterLynden PindlingPrime MinisterZiaur RahmanPresidentTom AdamsPrime MinisterSir Seretse KhamaPresidentPierre TrudeauPrime MinisterMakarios IIIPresidentSir Kamisese MaraPrime MinisterSir Dawda JawaraPresidentF W K AkuffoChief of Defence StaffEric GairyPrime MinisterF R WillsMinister of Foreign AffairsMorarji DesaiPrime MinisterMichael ManleyPrime MinisterDaniel arap MoiVice PresidentLeabua JonathanPrime MinisterHastings BandaPresidentHussein OnnPrime MinisterDom MintoffPrime MinisterSir Seewoosagur RamgoolamPrime MinisterRobert MuldoonPrime MinisterShehu Yar'AduaChief of Staff of the Supreme HeadquartersMichael SomarePrime MinisterSiaka StevensPresidentLee Kuan YewPrime MinisterFelix BandaranaikeMinister of FinanceMaphevu DlaminiPrime MinisterAboud JumbeVice-PresidentFatafehi TuʻipelehakePrime MinisterJohn DonaldsonMinister of External AffairsTupuola EfiPrime MinisterKenneth KaundaPresident

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