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Suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations

List of countries that have been suspended

Summary

List of countries that have been suspended

Suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations is the most serious punishment that can be administered to members of the Commonwealth. In the absence of any mechanism by which to expel countries that breach its rules, the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) may choose to suspend members from the 'Councils of the Commonwealth', which amounts to the suspension of their formal membership of the organisation, although their participation in activities of the Commonwealth Family of organisations is not necessarily affected.

Five countries have ever been suspended from the Commonwealth since the inception of the device in 1987. It was first applied to Fiji during the 1987 Fijian coups d'état which resulted in its democratic institutions being overthrown. Pakistan has been suspended twice, Fiji three times, and Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth.

List of suspensions

MemberSuspension beganSuspension ended
Fiji (first time)19871 Oct 1997
Nigeria11 November 199529 May 1999
Pakistan (first time)18 October 199922 May 2004
Fiji (second time)6 June 2000last=Ingramfirst=Derekauthor-link=Derek Ingram (journalist)date=April 2002title=Commonwealth Updatejournal=The Round Tablevolume=91issue=364pages=131–59doi=10.1080/00358530220144148 }}
Zimbabwe19 March 20027 December 2003 by leaving the Commonwealth
Fiji (third time)8 December 200626 September 2014
Pakistan (second time)22 November 200722 May 2008
Gabon18 September 202315 July 2025

Footnotes

References

  1. (30 September 2011). "The suspended Commonwealth member: Fiji".
  2. "Press Release: Fiji".
  3. "Nigeria – History". [[Commonwealth Secretariat]].
  4. Ingram, Derek. (October 1999). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  5. Ingram, Derek. (January 2000). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  6. Ingram, Derek. (July 2004). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  7. Ingram, Derek. (July 2000). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  8. Ingram, Derek. (April 2002). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  9. (January 2004). "Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria". [[The Round Table Journal.
  10. (February 2007). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  11. [http://www.commonwealthofnations.org/country/Fiji/ "Fiji"], Commonwealth Network
  12. (1 September 209). "Fiji Suspended from the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Secretariat.
  13. [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-commonwealth-office-minister-welcomes-commonwealth-statement-on-fiji Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister welcomes Commonwealth statement on Fiji], retrieved 31 July 2014
  14. Gruenbaum, Oren. (February 2008). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  15. Gruenbaum, Oren. (June 2008). "Commonwealth Update". [[The Round Table Journal.
  16. "Gabon partially suspended from the Commonwealth pending restoration of democracy".
  17. "Gabon restored to full membership within the Commonwealth".
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