when rwanda joined the commonwealth?
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Rwanda joined the Commonwealth in November 2009, becoming its 54th member. In 2008 the Government of Rwanda decided to change the medium of education from French to English. In September 2008 Rwanda became the first nation in the world to elect a majority of women MPs: 45 of the 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies.
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Commonwealth member countries benefit from being part of a mutually supportive community of independent and sovereign states, aided by more than 80 Commonwealth organisations. The Commonwealth Secretariat, established in 1965, supports Commonwealth member countries to achieve development, democracy and peace.
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St Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
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Former British protectorates and mandates that did not become members of the Commonwealth are Egypt (independent in 1922), Iraq (1932), Transjordan (1946), Palestine (part of which became the state of Israel in 1948), Sudan (1956), British Somaliland (which united with the former Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form the ...
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Grégoire Kayibanda (May 1, 1924 – December 15, 1976) was the first elected President of Rwanda. As pioneer of the Rwandese revolution, he led Rwanda's struggle for independence from Belgium, and replaced the Tutsi monarchy with a republican form of government. He asserted Hutu majority power.
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In 1965 the Commonwealth Secretariat was established in London to organize and coordinate Commonwealth activities. Historically, the Commonwealth was an evolutionary outgrowth of the British Empire. ... In 1947 India and Pakistan became members of the Commonwealth, the first with chiefly non-European populations.
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Rwanda is a former (French-speaking) Belgian colony and French is an official language, but most of these signs are in English.
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According to the 2019 World Bank Doing Business index, Rwanda is the 29th easiest place to do business in the world - the only low-income country (LIC) in the top 30. In 2018, the RDB registered over US$2 billion-worth of investments. ... Rwanda's GDP per capita in 1994 was $146.
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When Cameroon joined the Commonwealth in November 1995, it became the first Commonwealth national also to belong to the Francophonie. ... In 1961 the northern section of British Cameroons became an integral part of Nigeria, while the remainder was reunified with the former French Cameroon to become an independent nation.
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As of November 2018, the British Army has opened its doors to Commonwealth citizens who wish to join. So, if you're a Commonwealth citizen and would like to join the British Army, there's never been a better time to apply.
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The Republic of Ireland (from 1949 according to the Commonwealth; 1936 according to Irish government) and Zimbabwe (2003) are former members of the Commonwealth. South Africa, Pakistan, The Gambia, and the Maldives left and later rejoined the Commonwealth, and Zimbabwe has formally applied to rejoin.
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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) formed when the former Soviet Union (now called Russia) totally dissolved in 1991. At its conception it consisted of ten former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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On 17 July 1993, after a meeting between President Habyarimana and all five parties, Uwilingiyimana became prime minister of Rwanda, replacing Nsengiyaremye. ... At a meeting in Kigali, Habyarimana addressed her condescendingly as "You, woman!", to which she replied "Don't talk to me like that.
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Fiji has been re-admitted to the Commonwealth, eight years after the nation was first suspended following a military coup. ... The Pacific nation's return as a full member of the Commonwealth follows a decision by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group at its 44th meeting in New York.
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The country of Malta became independent from Britain and joined the Commonwealth in 1964 and was declared a republic on December 13, 1974. It was admitted to the European Union (EU) in 2004.