| ID | 084260 |
| Title Proper | Commonwealth update |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gruenbaum, Oren |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf resigned as impeachment proceedings were due to begin. Talks on a power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe became bogged down amid the further disintegration of the economy. Bangladesh held its first elections since the army seized power last year. The Indian government survived a critical vote of confidence over a controversial nuclear deal with the US. Levy Mwanawasa, the Zambian president, died. Kenya's finance minister, a key ally of the president, resigned over the allegedly dubious sale of a state-owned hotel to Libya. The Nigerian president sacked military chiefs in a further distancing of the government from the previous regime. Rare public opposition to the absolute rule of the Swazi king erupted over a shopping trip to Europe and the Middle East by his wives |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 97, No. 398; Oct 2008: p761-774 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 97, No. 398; Oct 2008: p761-774 |
| Key Words | Commonwealth - Nations ; Commonwealth |