Some facts about the 1955 meeting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): \"We, the peoples of Asia and Africa, 1.4 billion
\nstrong, far more than half the human population of the world, we
\ncan mobilize what I have called the moral violence of nations in
\nfavor of peace.\"<\/p>\n
These were the words that Indonesia's first president Sukarno
\nopened the Asia Africa Conference with in 1955 in Bandung. With
\nthese words, the nation embarked on a persistent, if somewhat
\nmeandering, campaign to establish peace.<\/p>\n
\"We can demonstrate to the minority of the world which lives
\non the other continents that we, the majority, are for peace, not
\nwar, and whatever strength we have will always be thrown onto the
\nside of peace,\" Sukarno told the meeting.<\/p>\n
Forty years have gone by since the 29 leaders in Asia and
\nAfrica, vowed they would strive to establish an unique identity
\nin international affairs, and peaceful coexistent among nations.<\/p>\n
This commitment proved to be a major turning point in post-
\nWorld War II history, inspiring the establishment of the Non-
\nAligned Movement six years later.<\/p>\n
The following countries attended the April 18-24 meeting held
\nat the Merdeka (Freedom) Building: Afghanistan, Burma (now
\nMyanmar), Cambodia, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), People's Republic of
\nChina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gold Coast (now Ghana), India, Indonesia,
\nIran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Nepal,
\nPakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Thailand,
\nTurkey, Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the State of Vietnam and
\nYemen.<\/p>\n
The most prominent leaders at the Conference -- Indonesia's
\npresident Sukarno, India's prime minister Jawarhalal Nehru, and
\nEgypt's president Gamal Abdel Nasser -- later took the initiative
\nto found NAM. They were supported by Yugoslavia's president Josip
\nBroz Tito and the government of Afghanistan. The Non-Aligned
\nMovement formally came into being as a result of the Belgrade
\nConference, held between Sept. 1 and Sept. 6 in 1961.<\/p>\n
Another result of the Asia-Africa Conference was the \"Ten
\nPoint Principles\", since referred to as the Bandung Declaration
\nand the \"Spirit of Bandung\".<\/p>\n
The 10 Point Principles:<\/p>\n
1. Respect for fundamental human rights and for the purposes
\nand principles of the Charter of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
2. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
\nall nations.<\/p>\n
3. Recognition of the equality of all races and of the
\nequality of all nations large and small.<\/p>\n
4. Abstention from intervention or interference in the
\ninternal affairs of another country.<\/p>\n
5. Respect for the right of each nation to defend itself
\nsingly or collectively, in conformity with the Charter of the
\nUnited Nations.<\/p>\n
6. (a) Abstention from the use of arrangements of collective
\ndefense to serve the particular interests of any of the big
\npowers. (b) Abstention by any country from exerting pressures on
\nother countries.<\/p>\n
7. Refraining from acts or threats of aggression or the use
\nof force against territorial integrity or political independence
\nof any country.<\/p>\n
8. Settlement of all international disputes by peaceful
\nmeans, such as negotiation, conciliation, arbitration or judicial
\nsettlement as well as other peaceful means of the parties' own
\nchoice, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
9. Promotion of mutual interests and cooperation.<\/p>\n
10. Respect for justice and international obligations.(swe)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/some-facts-about-the-1955-meeting-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }