by evanamusoke | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Queen, Uncategorized
On 21st April, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday, ahead of her official birthday on the 11th June. Along with being the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth is the constitutional monarch of 15 sovereign states that together with...
by evanamusoke | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Queen, United Kingdom
Monday 14th March marks the annual Commonwealth Day celebrations, held at Westminster Abbey and attended by Queen Elizabeth in her role as Head of the Commonwealth. Guests will include senior members of the British royal family, Commonwealth politicians and 1000...
by evanamusoke | Mar 7, 2016 | Blog, Diplomacy, Race, Scotland, South Africa, Sport, Uncategorized
On the 19th February, The National Archives released files from the Prime Minister’s Office, covering the years 1986-88. Included in this collection were files relating to the July 1986 Commonwealth Games, held in Edinburgh. The files, totalling over 200 pages are...
by evanamusoke | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog, Elections, Uganda
By Dr Eva Namusoke, Postdoctoral Research Officer, Institute of Commonwealth Studies A reflection on the 18th February election in Uganda and the history of the Commonwealth Observer Group. Read more on the Commonwealth Opinion blog
by evanamusoke | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, CHOGM, Queen
By Dr Eva Namusoke, Postdoctoral Research Officer, Institute of Commonwealth Studies While the interviews in the Commonwealth Oral History Project (COHP) offer a range of opinions and experiences covering decades and crossing continents, there is one issue that...
by evanamusoke | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog
by Dr Eva Namusoke The 26th January is the anniversary of the 1788 arrival in Australia of the First Fleet – made up of 11 ships that had travelled from Great Britain – and subsequent founding of the country on what is now known as Australia Day. While the day has...
