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1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

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10th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Host country Canada
Dates13–17 October 1987
Venue(s)Lake Okanagan Resort
CitiesKelowna
ChairBrian Mulroney
(Prime Minister)
Follows1985
Precedes1989
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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Vancouver, Canada, between 13 October 1987 and 17 October 1987, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney.

The meeting was marked by a confrontation between most Commonwealth leaders, including conference chair Mulroney, and Britain's Margaret Thatcher over the issue of economic sanctions against South Africa with Thatcher opposing sanctions.[1]

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