Bandung Conference

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The Bandung Conference was a landmark 1955 meeting of Asian and African nations in Indonesia that promoted solidarity among newly independent states and laid the groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Asian conference
historical event
international conference
alsoKnownAs Asian–African Conference
attendedBy Burma
Ceylon
Egypt
India
Indonesia
People's Republic of China
Yugoslavia
continent Africa
Asia
country Indonesia
endDate 1955-04-24
hasPart Bandung Principles
final communiqué
hostCity Bandung
hostCountry Indonesia
ideology anti-imperialism
non-alignment
keyFigure Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohammad Ali Bogra
Sukarno
U Nu
Zhou Enlai
location Bandung
numberOfParticipatingCountries 29
organizedBy Burma
Ceylon
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
participantsRegion Africa
Asia
politicalContext Cold War
decolonization
purpose oppose colonialism
oppose neocolonialism
promote Afro-Asian solidarity
promote cultural cooperation
promote economic cooperation
promote world peace
reduce Cold War tensions
support national independence
result adoption of the Bandung Principles
increased visibility of newly independent states
laid groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement
strengthened Afro-Asian cooperation
startDate 1955-04-18
year 1955

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement ("Asian–African Conference")
predecessorEvent
Bandung Conference ("Asian–African Conference")
alsoKnownAs
Third World
associatedWithConference
Bandung Conference ("Bandung Principles")
hasPart
Bandung ("Asian–African Conference")
hostedEvent
Bandung ("1955 Asian–African Conference")
hostedEventInYear
U Nu
participatedIn

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