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Bandung Conference (1955)
BANDUNG CONFERENCE (1955)
The conference was convened by prime ministers Muhammad Ali of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru of India, U Nu of Burma, Sir John Kotelawala of Ceylon, and Ali Sastroamidjojo of Indonesia. Twenty-nine developing nations assembled in Bandung, Indonesia, in April 1955 to discuss their role in a world dominated by the superpowers. Major issues were colonialism, economic and cultural cooperation, the legitimacy of defense pacts such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), and the viability of peaceful coexistence. The Middle Eastern states were represented by such leaders as Dr. Charles Malik of Lebanon, Dr. Muhammad Fadhil al-Jamali of Iraq, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, and Prince Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia. The conference passed resolutions supporting the independence struggles of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia against France, and it called for a peaceful settlement of the issue of the Palestinians in accordance with United Nations resolutions. The Bandung Conference saw Nasser emerge as an international leader. The ties that he established there with Nehru would lead in six years to the first Nonaligned Nations Conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. see also faisal ibn abd al-aziz al saʿud; jamali, muhammad fadhil al-; malik, charles habib; nasser, gamal abdel; north atlantic treaty organization (nato). BibliographyAbdulgani, Roeslan. The Bandung Connection, translated by Molly Bondan. Singapore: Gunung Agung, 1981. Bell, P. M. H. The World since 1945: An International History. London: Arnold; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Jansen, G. F. Afro–Asia and Non-Alignment. London and New York: Praeger, 1966. Wright, Richard. The Color Curtain: A Report on the Bandung Conference. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1995. Zachary Karabell |
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Karabell, Zachary. "Bandung Conference (1955)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Karabell, Zachary. "Bandung Conference (1955)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424600444.html Karabell, Zachary. "Bandung Conference (1955)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424600444.html |
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Bandung Conference
Bandung Conference (1955) A conference of Asian and African states at Bandung in Java, Indonesia. Organized on the initiative of President SUKARNO and other leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Bandung Conference brought together twenty-nine states in an attempt to form a non-aligned bloc opposed to colonialism and the ‘imperialism’ of the superpowers. The five principles of non-aggression, respect for sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, equality, and peaceful co-existence were adopted, but the subsequent emergence of the non-aligned movement was hamstrung by the deterioration of relations between India and China, and by the conflicting forces set loose by decolonization.
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"Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BandungConference.html "Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-BandungConference.html |
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Bandung Conference (17 Apr. 1955) The first international conference of independent Asian and African countries held in the Indonesian city of Bandung, which called for the neutrality of the lesser developed countries in the current Cold War, in the interest of world peace. It inaugurated the non-alignment movement, whose principal tenets were non-aggression, respect for sovereignty, non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, equality, and peaceful coexistence.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BandungConference.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Bandung Conference." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-BandungConference.html |
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"Bandung Conference." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bandung Conference." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BandungConference.html "Bandung Conference." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BandungConference.html |
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