# Bandung: The Meeting That Terrified the Superpowers

https://mins.news/en/item/77192

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-28 13:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/al-jazeera-originals/2026/9/28/bandung-the-meeting-that-terrified-the-superpowers-al-jazeera-originals?traffic_source=rss

> In 1955, 29 newly independent nations gathered in Bandung, Indonesia, challenging the imperial order and awakening the power of the Global South. The meeting became a movement that influenced leaders including Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X, while empires fought back through coups and economic pressure. Its questions about power and sovereignty remain urgent today.

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