The I Conference of Heads of State and Government of the CPLP (), commonly known as the 1st CPLP Summit (''I Cimeira da CPLP''), was the 1st biennial meeting of heads of state and heads of government of the

Community of Portuguese Language Countries The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (; : CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth or Lusophone Community (), is an international organization and political association of Lusophone nations across four continents, where Portug ...

, held at the Jerónimos Monastery in

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, on 17 July 1996.

Outcome

This summit formally created the

, also known as the

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Commonwealth, after two years of multilateral negotiations and planning to create an

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around the community of countries with Portuguese as its official language.Sol - A CPLP e o Sucesso da Lusofonia
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Executive Secretary

Marcolino Moco, former Prime Minister of Angola, was elected to serve as the inaugural Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

References

External links

CPLP Summits official site
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