Nations that had been colonies of Britain withdrew from the British Commonwealth to form independent republics. This included the United States, as well as several countries in Africa.
It means that independent countries who were once upon a time colonies under the British Empire.
1921
It wasn't. It was a British colony until 1948, when Burma became an independent union outside the British Commonwealth.
Yes Pakistan is a member of the British Commonwealth
This is because the majory of people living in it known as unionist want to remain part of the UK. At one stage the whole island of Ireland was part of the Great Britain because the king at the time took control. As time went by only the nothern end of this island wanted to remain part of Great Britain called Ulster.
The Republic of Ireland.
The British commonwealth is described as an organization that has the capability to evolve a society. Ireland and India withdraw from the commonwealth and decided to be a republic nation.
In 1921, Ireland became an independent country but chose to remain part of the British Commonwealth. In 1949, the Irish people voted to become a republic and the country changed its name to the Republic of Ireland and withdrew from the British Commonwealth.
South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth in 1961 and became a republic after being censured by fellow members.
Ireland became a republic in 1949 after leaving the British Commonwealth. It became an independent nation within the Commonwealth in 1921
India became an independent republic in 1948. It remains a part of the British Commonwealth.
No. Iran is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States as it was not a part of the former Soviet Union.
Commonwealth of Nations, formerly known as Commonwealth and British Commonwealth, is formed from the countries of the British Empire. Commonwealth of Nations contains 54 independent modern countries. Only Mozambique and Rwanda were not part of the former British Empire.
Mauritius is a republic but a member of the Commonwealth.
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
Saint Lucia is an independent country and a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Dominica is in the Commonwealth of Nations, but is not a Commonwealth Dominion (now referred to as "Realm"). Meaning, essentially, that, while they do acknowledge the British monarch as head of the Commonwealth, the British monarch retains no title pertaining to Dominica (whereas Commonwealth Dominions accept the British monarch as head of state). Dominica joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1978. While no specific reason is given, it was likely for the incentives offered by the trade agreement which exists between members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Additionally, most countries with ties to British colonialism have opted to remain in the Commonwealth of Nations (with some exceptions, such as the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and Zimbabwe, which was a member of the Commonwealth, but voluntarily withdrew after being suspended).