1955 ⟶ Bandung Conference Held
The Asia-Africa Conference (also known as the Bandung Confer...
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🇻🇳 Viet Minh Victory at Dien Bien Phu and French Withdrawal
the Viet Minh defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu. France withdraws from Indochina, leaving four independent states: Cambodia, Laos, and what became North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Geneva Accords calls for free elections to unite Vietnam, but none of the major Western powers wish this to occur in the likely case that the Viet Minh (nationalist Communists) would win.⟶
VietnamFranceDien Bien PhuIndochinaDecolonizationCold WarAsiaGeneva AccordsViet Minh
🇩🇿 Algerian War of Independence Begins
The fight for independence in French Algeria begins.⟶
AlgeriaFranceDecolonizationWarCold WarAfricaIndependenceNationalism
🌍 Bandung Conference Held
The Asia-Africa Conference (also known as the Bandung Conference) is first held in Bandung, Indonesia.⟶
Cold WarAsiaAfricaNon-AlignmentDecolonizationThird WorldIndonesiaConference
🕊️ Non-Aligned Movement Founded
The Non-Aligned Movement is pioneered by Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. This movement is designed to be a bulwark against the 'dangerous polarization' of the world at that time and to restore the balance of power with smaller nations.⟶
Cold WarNon-AlignmentThird WorldNeutralityIndiaIndonesiaYugoslaviaEgyptGhanaGeopolitics
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste Declares Independence
After a small-scale civil war, Timor-Leste underthe Fretilin declares its independence.⟶
Timor-LesteIndependenceFretilinIndonesiaDecolonizationAsiaCold WarInvasion
🇿🇦 South Africa Withdraws from South West Africa
South Africa withdraws from South West Africa (Namibia).⟶
South AfricaNamibiadecolonizationapartheidAfricaCold Warwithdrawal