Asia y la Conferencia de Bandung

Abstract

The Bandung Conference (April 1955) embodied the desire and need of the Afro-Asian peoples, newly decolonized, by setting a neutral position before the new conflict known as the Cold War (1947-1991), led by the two big power blocks: the United States and the former Soviet Union. In that sense, we analyze the historical context that gave rise to the participation of Asian people–mainly from the South, East and Southeast Asia–its main protagonists and the contributions derived from that call in favor of political, economic and cultural cooperation.