Recently, which country has decided to leave the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations

2016

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A	Tonga
B	Malta
C	Maldives
D	Samoa

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Maldives announced its departure from the Commonwealth after the mounting pressure from the 53 nation group over corruption and deteriorating human rights in the Indian Ocean state.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021, Barbados announced it would be the latest country to remove the British head of state and become a republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dileep Vishwakarma. Notes: Maldives officially re-joined the Commonwealth on February 1, 2020 and became the 54th member of the Commonwealth Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -The West African country becomes the 53rd nation but fourth to rejoin. The Gambia referred to as “smiling coast of West Africa” joins the likes of South Africa, Fiji and Pakistan who all left at a point and gained readmission.

Detailed explanation-5: -As membership is purely voluntary, member governments can choose at any time to leave the Commonwealth. The first state to do so was Ireland in 1948 following its decision to declare itself a republic.

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