Non-Aligned Movement

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The Non-Aligned Movement is an international grouping of states that sought to remain independent of major power blocs during the Cold War and continues to promote political self-determination, sovereignty, and cooperation among developing countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international organization
political movement
abbreviation NAM
advocates disarmament
economic development of developing countries
multilateralism
reform of international economic order
cooperatesWith G77
surface form: Group of 77

United Nations
corePrinciple equality and mutual benefit
non-aggression
non-interference in internal affairs
peaceful coexistence
respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states
currentFocus South–South cooperation
development issues
reform of global governance institutions
decisionMakingBody Conference of Heads of State or Government
Ministerial Conference
focusRegion Third World
surface form: Global South

developing countries
founded 1961
foundingCountry Yugoslavia
foundingLeader Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jawaharlal Nehru
Josip Broz Tito
Kwame Nkrumah
Sukarno
foundingLocation Belgrade
hasChair rotating chairmanship
hasMemberCount over 100 member states
over 120 member states in the 21st century
hasSummit NAM Summit
historicalContext Cold War
ideology anti-colonialism
anti-imperialism
non-alignment
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
opposes colonialism
foreign occupation
neo-colonialism
racism
positionDuringColdWar neither aligned with NATO nor the Warsaw Pact
predecessorEvent Bandung Conference
surface form: Asian–African Conference

Bandung Conference
primaryGoal maintain independence from major power blocs
promote cooperation among developing countries
promote national sovereignty
promote non-interference in internal affairs
promote political self-determination
promote territorial integrity
statusAfterColdWar continues to exist after the Cold War
supports United Nations Charter principles

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Yugoslav military contingent associatedWith Non-Aligned Movement
Revolutionary Government of Cuba membership Non-Aligned Movement
Government of Indonesia memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
Government of Malaysia memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
Cold War proxy conflicts opposedBy Non-Aligned Movement
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen partOf Non-Aligned Movement
Contadora Group influencedBy Non-Aligned Movement
House of Flowers, Belgrade associatedWith Non-Aligned Movement
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia politicalAlignment Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement (under Tito)
Yemen Arab Republic memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
National Liberation Front internationalSupportFrom Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement states
United Arab Republic foreignPolicyOrientation Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: non-aligned movement
Cien horas con Fidel (as a contributor/interviewee) about Non-Aligned Movement
subject surface form: Cien horas con Fidel
Nasserism influenced Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement leaders
Third World liberation movements relatedTo Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement summits organizedBy Non-Aligned Movement
National Liberation Front (FLN) internationalSupportFrom Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement states
Yugoslav People’s Army (in territory control) politicalAlignment Non-Aligned Movement
subject surface form: Yugoslav People’s Army
Government of Yemen memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
Government of Yugoslavia memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
League of Communists of Croatia alignedWith Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement policies of Yugoslavia
Tanzania and Zambia areMembersOf Non-Aligned Movement
1961 Belgrade summit partOf Non-Aligned Movement
Belgrade Declaration adoptedBy Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement leaders
Belgrade Declaration associatedWithOrganization Non-Aligned Movement
SSC hasHistoricalContext Non-Aligned Movement
subject surface form: South–South cooperation
League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina alignedWith Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement policies via Yugoslav federation
Socialist Yugoslavia period memberOf Non-Aligned Movement
Treaties of Yugoslavia hasPart Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: Non-Aligned Movement founding documents
global South relatedConcept Non-Aligned Movement
this entity surface form: non-aligned movement
global South hasInstitutionalRepresentation Non-Aligned Movement