Questions about Bandung Conference
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What was the Bandung Conference and when did it take place?
The Bandung Conference was a meeting of representatives from twenty-nine Asian and African states, most of them newly independent, held in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It ran from the 18th to the 24th of April 1955.
Who organized the Bandung Conference?
Indonesia, Burma, India, Ceylon and Pakistan organized the Bandung Conference, coordinated by Ruslan Abdulgani, secretary general of Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Indonesian President Sukarno and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were key organizers, alongside China's Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai.
What were the Bandung Conference's Ten Principles?
The Bandung Conference produced Dasasila Bandung, a ten-point declaration on world peace and cooperation adopted unanimously as item G of the final communique. Its points included respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, equality of all races and nations large and small, non-interference in internal affairs, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Why did the United States not attend the Bandung Conference?
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Washington to shun the Bandung Conference, so the United States sent no official delegation. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr. attended anyway, sponsored by Ebony and Jet magazines rather than the US government.
What happened at the 2005 Asian-African Summit marking the Bandung Conference's 50th anniversary?
Leaders from Asian and African countries met in Jakarta and Bandung from the 20th to the 24th of April 2005 to launch the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership, known as NAASP. Of the 106 nations invited, 89 were represented by heads of state, government or ministers, with 54 Asian and 52 African countries taking part.
Did the Bandung Conference lead to the Non-Aligned Movement?
The Bandung Conference was a step toward the eventual creation of the Non-Aligned Movement, though the two initiatives ran in parallel through the 1960s. The Non-Aligned Movement itself formed after the Belgrade Summit in 1961, following the Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Conference held in Cairo in 1957.