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70 years of Bandung conference
April 29 , 2025
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- This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first Asia-Africa summit, which took place in Bandung, Indonesia from April 18 to 24, 1955.
- Representatives from 29 governments of Asian and African nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia.
- They made discussions of peace and the role of the Third World in the Cold War, economic development, and decolonization.
- It was co-sponsored by Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan.
- This Conference and its final resolution laid the foundation for the NAM during the Cold War.
- The NAM was formed in 1961, in the background of the Cold War between the USSR and US.
- The NAM does not have a formal founding charter or treaty, nor does it have a permanent secretariat.
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