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Here are some countries and territories that have been a part of the Commonwealth Games previously. See also the list of Commonwealth territories that may one day participate in the future.

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Countries/Territories that have participated in the past

• Aden — 1962, then merged with South Arabia
• Hong Kong — competed on and off until 1994 before returning to China in 1997.
• Ireland — in 1930 a combined single Irish team.
• Irish Free State — competed in 1934 before the republic of Ireland was formed and left the Commonwealth.
• Malaya — attended 1950, 1958 and 1962, before joining with North Borneo, and Sarawak to form Malaysia.
• Newfoundland — attended in 1930 and 1934, then joined Canada in 1949.
• North Borneo — competed in 1958 and 1962, then joined with Malaya to form Malaysia.
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland — 1962, temporarily formed from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nyasaland.
• St Kitts (Christopher) and Nevis and Anguilla — 1978, before separating into St Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla.
• Sarawak — competed in 1958 and 1962, then joined with Malaya to form Malaysia.
• South Arabia — competed in 1966. left the Commonwealth in 1968.
• Tanganyika — competed in 1962 before merging with Zanzibar to form Tanzania.
• Zimbabwe — withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003.

Name Changes

Here are names that have been used in the past by countries at the Commonwealth Games

• British Guiana — became Guyana in 1966.
• British Honduras — became Belize in 1973.
• Celon — became Sri Lanka in 1972.
• Gold Coast — became Ghana in 1957.
• Northern Rhodesia — became Zambia
• Saint Helena — since 2010 uses it's full name of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
• Southern Rhodesia — became Zimbabwe
• Swaziland — became Eswatini
• Western Samoa — became Samoa

Merging and Separating

• Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore federated as Malaysia in 1963. Two years later Singapore left the federation.
• Aden was merged into South Arabia
• Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.
• Ireland became Irish Free State and Northern Ireland
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland — attended in 1962, formed from Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).
• Saint Christopher and Nevis and Anguilla separated into St Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla.
• Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to became Tanzania.

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Related Pages

• Alphabetical List of all Countries from the Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Territories that may participate in the future.