The Non-Aligned Movement was founded at the Bandung Conference in which year?
A
1953
B
1955
C
1957
D
1961
Correct Answer: Option B — 1955
Explanation:
The Bandung Conference held in Bandung Indonesia in April 1955 was attended by 29 African and Asian nations and laid the groundwork for the Non-Aligned Movement. It opposed colonialism and the binary Cold War alignment between the US and USSR. The formal NAM was established at the Belgrade Conference in 1961.