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Bandung Conference

1955 · 20th century · Also known as Asian–African Conference

The Asian–African Conference, or Bandung Conference, was a meeting of 29 newly independent and emerging states of Asia and Africa held at Bandung, Indonesia, in April 1955. Hosted by President Sukarno and attended by leaders such as Nehru, Zhou Enlai and Nasser, it condemned colonialism and adopted a ten-point declaration on world peace and co-operation. It helped pave the way for the Non-Aligned Movement of 1961.

Bandung Conference
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