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Commonwealth Oral History Project: 9 month update

by commonwealth-oral-history-project | Jun 4, 2013 | Blog

By Dr Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, ICwS I’m now 9 months into this major oral history of the Commonwealth project. This gives me the opportunity to muse on progress to date. Pluses Despite our plans to start slowly, allowing for enough detailed back ground...

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FCO
Foreign and Commonwealth Office. British government department with responsibility for relations with other countries. Created in 1968 from the merger of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office. Often called 'the Foreign Office'.
Cold War
A period of ideological tension from around 1945 to 1991 between capitalist nations led by the USA and communist nations led by the USSR.
CHOGM
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Every two years Commonwealth heads of government meet to discuss global and Commonwealth issues, with the aim of promoting common initiatives.
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Margaret Thatcher (1926-2013). British politician and Prime Minister (1979-1990).
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