It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh,

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Search events by date

What happened on your birthday?

How we know this

01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2012, April 23). It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082123

South African History Online (2012) 'It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh,', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082123 (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

South African History Online, It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082123, (accessed 22 September 2026).

"It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh,." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082123. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "It is confirmed in London that thirteen African countries have threatened to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh,." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082123.