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.
On 18 April 1955, in his opening address, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, John Kotelawala, calls on the countries of Africa and Asia taking part in the Bandung Conference to unite against colonialism.
In his closing address, given on 24 April 1955, the Indonesian Prime Minister, Ali Sastraoamidjojo, claims that the Bandung Conference has been a success.
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.
In a telegram dated 26 April 1955, the British Embassy in Djakarta provides a summary of all the introductory speeches that were given on 18 and 19 April at the Bandung 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.