On 18 April 1955, the Indonesian President Sukarno declares the Bandung Conference open. With some 29 African and Asian countries in attendance, the Conference calls upon all the participants to unite in the fight against colonialism.

On 18 April 1955, at the opening session of the Bandung Conference, the Egyptian Delegation looks at the issues involved in the process of decolonisation and self-rule in Asian and African countries.

In his closing address, given on 24 April 1955, the Indonesian Prime Minister, Ali Sastraoamidjojo, claims that the Bandung Conference has been a success.

At the closing session on 24 April 1955, the Indian Delegation celebrates the success of the Bandung Conference as regards the right of self-determination of colonised peoples.

On 24 April 1955, the delegations of 29 countries from Africa and Asia, meeting at the Bandung (Indonesia) International Conference, publish a Final Communiqué containing the principles adopted at the Conference.

From 18 to 24 April 1955, 29 Third World countries met in Bandung, Indonesia. This conference was at the origins of the non-aligned countries movement.

In April 1955, on the margins of the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung, Indonesia, the non-aligned leaders (from left to right) — Colonel Gamal A. Nasser, the Burmese Prime Minister, U Nu, the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Nasser’s adjutant, Major Salah Salem — celebrate the Burmese New Year in traditional costume.

The delegation from Liberia, one of the 29 countries participating in the Conference of non-aligned nations held from 18 to 24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Nguyen Van Thoai leads the Vietnamese delegation to the Conference of 29 Non-Aligned States held from 18 to 24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

On the 10th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the French journalist Arthur Conte publishes an article entitled 'Bandung, a turning point in history' in which he describes the role of this meeting at a global level.

As the Bandung Conference opens on 18 April 1955, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro looks at the objectives of this Asian-African Conference and the policy of non-alignment.

On 19 April 1955, the French Socialist daily newspaper Le Populaire paints an optimistic picture of the work carried out at the Afro-Asian Conference held in Bandung from 18 to 24 April 1955.

As the Bandung Conference opens on 18 April 1955, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera outlines the growing political awareness of the Asian-African peoples and highlights their various demands.

On 25 April 1955, the Soviet daily newspaper Pravda publishes a report on the outcome of the first conference of non-aligned nations, held in Bandung, Indonesia.

On 26 April 1955, the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool assesses the Bandung Conference and marks the position of Chinese diplomacy on the international scene.

On 26 April 1955, commenting on the proceedings of the Bandung Conference, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung considers the role and the position of Asian countries on the international scene.

On 27 April 1955, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro paints a critical picture of the Bandung Conference (18–24 April 1955) and doubts whether the decisions taken will be implemented.

On 27 April 1955, Renaud Sivan, French Ambassador in Jakarta, writes a letter to Antoine Pinay, French Foreign Minister, in which he sets out the highlights of the Bandung Conference.

On 27 April 1955, the Luxembourg daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort considers the move towards non-alignment apparent at the Bandung Conference attended by 29 countries from Africa and Asia from 18 to 24 April 1955.

On 28 April 1955, General Paul Ely, French Commissioner General in Indo-China, sends a letter to Antoine Pinay, French Foreign Minister, in which he gives his first impressions of the Bandung Conference, held from 18 to 24 April 1955.

Commenting on the Bandung Conference held from 18 to 24 April 1955 and attended by delegations from 29 African and Asian countries, French cartoonist Mitelberg takes an ironic look at the misunderstandings surrounding decolonisation.