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46: 349:. The observers' initial report was received by the troika on 14 March, and explicitly stated that 'conditions in Zimbabwe did not adequately allow for free expression of will by the electors'. In response, the troika, announced on 19 March 2002 that Zimbabwe was to be suspended from the Commonwealth immediately. 282:
The postponement dealt a big blow to the Commonwealth, both in piling up costs on an already over-stretched budget and undermining the celebration and promotion of Commonwealth culture and values to Australia that the Heads of Government had hoped the CHOGM would be. The postponement ultimately
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celebration went on as planned, except without the Heads of Government and media presence, and were deemed to be a great success, despite the surreal circumstances.
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The CHOGM itself was highly security-conscious, due to the concerns raised by the attacks. The hotel compound was ringed by an
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mission to Zimbabwe, which would consist of 42 observers and 19 staff from 26 countries. With the earlier withdrawal of the
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representatives, gave the entire CHOGM the feel of a 'retreat without a retreat', rather than accessible conference.
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raised questions of how credible and practical the CHOGM, and thus the present Commonwealth, could be. However, the
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The meeting was attended by representatives of 51 countries out of the Commonwealth's 54 members (suspended member
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on 6 October 2001, the CHOGM was postponed only nine days before it was due to be held, on account of the
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Two other countries that had been suspended were deemed to have shown progress.
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personnel. This, combined with the presence of only 30 accredited
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sent no representatives). Of those, 35 were represented by their
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a mandate to assess whether the report of the observers met the
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At the CHOGM, the Commonwealth made final arrangements for its
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Index

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002
Australia
Coolum Beach
Queensland
John Howard
Prime Minister
1999
2003
Terrorism
Zimbabwe
Meeting
Heads of Government
Commonwealth of Nations
Coolum
Queensland
Prime Minister of Australia
John Howard
Brisbane
11 September terrorist attacks
United States
Zimbabwe
upcoming presidential election
Pakistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Grenada
head of state
head of government
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Brisbane

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