Twenty-nine Asian and African states and governments met in Bandung, many recently independent and others still under colonial rule. Delegates built solidarity around sovereignty, racial equality, cooperation, and opposition to colonialism without becoming a single Cold War bloc. The conference made the agency of the formerly colonized visible in global diplomacy.
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What principles did the Bandung communiqué emphasize?
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The final communiqué affirmed ten principles, including sovereign equality and anti-colonial solidarity.
The Bandung Conference was attended by 29 Asian and African countries and promoted cooperation beyond the Cold War blocs.
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Its participants articulated sovereignty, equality, anti-colonialism, and cooperation.