The January 1966 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the 15th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was the first such meeting to be held outside of the United Kingdom, being held in Lagos, Nigeria, and was hosted by Nigerian Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
The sole purpose of the meeting was to discuss the unrecognised white minority ruled Rhodesia and the means by which multi-racial rule could be achieved.
Participants The following nations were represented: Nation Name Position Harold Wilson Prime Minister James Cumes High Commissioner Lester Pearson Prime Minister A. F. Wijemanne Minister of Justice Makarios III President Sir Dawda Jawara Prime Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen Minister of Law and Justice Donald Sangster Acting Prime Minister James Gichuru Minister of Finance Hastings Banda Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein Deputy Prime Minister Giorgio Borġ Olivier Prime Minister Sir Tom Macdonald High Commissioner Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Chairman) Prime Minister Hakim Μ Ahson High Commissioner Sir Albert Margai Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Prime Minister Patrick Solomon Minister of Foreign Affairs Milton Obote Prime Minister Reuben Kamanga Vice President
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