Several years after India voted to become an independent republic, the Commonwealth was expanded to allow for sovereign nations not directly under the control of the British monarchy. How did that come to be? Canada actually joined the British Commonwealth as an independent state in 1931, but the modern organization as it exists today came to be in 1949 with the London Declaration. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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