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At the 1955 Bandung Conference (the Asian-African Conference), the attendees, many of whose countries had recently gained their independence, called for “abstention from the use of arrangements of collective defense to serve the particular interests of any of the big powers.” This article was most recently revised and updated by In theory the delegates met to celebrate neutrality and an end to “the old age of the white man”; in fact they castigated the imperialist…
Racism in all forms was likewise criticized, with the apartheid system of South Africa coming in for particularly harsh denunciations. Various speeches and resolutions condemned colonialism and imperialism and called for the freedom of all subjugated peoples. Bandung Conference, a meeting of Asian and African states—organized by Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan —which took place April 18–24, 1955, in Bandung, Indonesia. The fundamental message of many of the sessions was the same: the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union had little meaning to nations battling for economic development, improved health, and better crop yields, and fighting against the forces of colonialism and racism.
The Bandung Conference grew out of an increasing sense of frustration and alienation among the so-called “non-aligned” nations of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. With the Iran Hostage Crisis stretching into its sixth month and all diplomatic appeals to the Iranian government Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on April 24, 1953. Although invited to do so, it refused to send an unofficial observer to the meetings. The Union army issues General Orders No. The Afro-Asian Conference–popularly known as the Bandung Conference because it was held in Bandung, Indonesia–comes to a close on this day. Jane Fonda fit all of these descriptions by the late 1970s and 1980s, when she emerged in her latest incarnation–exercise guru.
All Rights Reserved. China is the most densely populated country on Earth. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. The United States government was generally appalled by the Bandung Conference.
By Adriano José Timossi These were nations that preferred to remain neutral during the Cold War, believing that their interests would not be served by allying with either the United States or the Soviet Union. Bandung Conference (Asian-African Conference), 1955 In April, 1955, representatives from twenty-nine governments of Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss peace and the role of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development, and decolonization.
In all, 29 countries representing more than half the world’s population sent delegates.