The Asian–African Conference, also called the Bandung Conference, was a meeting of the leaders of twenty-nine countries, most of them newly independent, held in Bandung, Indonesia. It was hosted by President Sukarno and attended by figures such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Zhou Enlai, Gamal Abdel Nasser and U Nu. The countries did not belong to either of the Cold War blocs, and they discussed economic cooperation, opposition to colonialism and racism, and the promotion of world peace. The final communiqué set out principles of peaceful coexistence, including respect for sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs. The conference is regarded as a forerunner of the Non-Aligned Movement, which was founded in Belgrade in 1961.
Before and after
- 27 March 1955Birth of Mariano Rajoy
- from 1 April 1955 to 1 January 1959Cyprus Emergency
- 12 April 1955Salk's polio vaccine is declared safe
- 16 April 1955Birth of Henri I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- from 18 April 1955 to 24 April 1955Asian–African Conference
- 18 April 1955Death of Albert Einstein
- from 18 April 1955 to 24 April 1955The Bandung Conference
- 5 May 1955Publication of Project Blue Book
- from 14 May 1955 to 1 July 1991Founding of Warsaw Pact
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