The Imperial Conference of 1926 concluded on 22 November, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of the British Empire into a modern Commonwealth.
The conference's key outcome was the Balfour Declaration, which affirmed the equality and autonomy of dominions such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish Free State within the British Commonwealth.
It recognised them as "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate to one another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs."
This monumental shift heralded a new era of cooperation and independence, laying the groundwork for the Statute of Westminster in 1931, which would further cement the principles of sovereignty and equality among the Commonwealth nations.
