In 1955, the Asia-African Conference in Bandung took place. This conference was not only important for many anti-colonial liberation movements, but it also helped to constitute the "third world" as a self-confident part of the world.
This year, an anniversary event with over 70 countries represented in some form was held. I had the task to collect some links from news websites on this topic.
The articles can be roughly categorized into three groups: those reminding of the original conference and referring mostly to that; those published immediately before the conference and those about the events at the conference. It is especially notable how media from different countries are framing the event in their own ways, often at least hinting at how (official) history is determined by the context it is presented in. Find the list below.
Links
- "Asian-African Conference timeline". 2015. Jakarta Post (April 23). Available here
-- Summary of original conference and follow up meetings -- - "Bandung Spirit offers solutions to 21st-century global ills". 2015. China.org. cn (April 27). Available here
-- Reminds of past, the importance of Africa in the Asian-African Conference, and calls to abandon anti-black actions in China -- - Bagus BT Saragih. 2015. „South Africa in high spirits ahead of Bandung conference". Jakarta Post (March 28). Available here
- South Africa remembers original Bandung Conference-
- "Filipina spared: No executions in Indonesia until April 24". 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer (April 8). Available here
-- The executions of people on death row in Indonesia have been halted until the Asia-Africa conference -- - "77 countries, 34 leaders to attend Asia-Africa conference commemoration". 2015. Jakarta Post (April 16). Available here
-- More and more countries are joining the conference -- - "China reaffirms post-war order as Bandung Conference anniversary draws near". 2015. Xinhua.net (April 13). Available here
-- China's role in the Asia-Africa Movement and its cooperation with countries of the Global South -- - „Jokowi Buka Konferensi Asia-Afrika 2015". 2015. Tempo.co (April 22). Available
here-- Jokowi opens the conference -- - „Asia-Africa is future of the world, says Jokowi". 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer (April 22). Available here
-- Jokowi opens the conference -- - Thomas Seifert. 2015. „Das Ende der westlichen Weltordnung". Wiener Zeitung (April 22). Available here
-- China is spreading its influence and Jokowi speaks against Western dominance -- - Shubhajit Roy. 2015. "Bandung conference: Nehru missing from India's speeches". Indian Express (April 24). Available here
-- Criticism of the Indian gov't's non-mentioning of Nehru -- - Aubrey Kandelila Fanani. 2015. "Warna-warni Konferensi Asia Afrika 2015". Antara News (April 22). Available here
-- Culture and the Bandung Conference -- - Official anniversary conference website
- Wikipedia