Twenty-nine Asian and African governments opened the Bandung Conference to discuss peace, sovereignty, economic cooperation, racism, and colonialism. The gathering gave recently independent states a platform to set their own priorities rather than follow the rival blocs of the Cold War. Its principles of respect for sovereignty and opposition to colonial domination influenced later Afro-Asian and Non-Aligned organizing.
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What did the Bandung Conference emphasize?
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Delegates adopted principles supporting sovereign equality, non-interference, and opposition to colonialism.
The Bandung Conference brought together Asian and African governments to discuss colonialism and sovereignty.
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Twenty-nine Asian and African governments participated in the 1955 conference.