The hall of Gedung Merdeka where the Bandung Conference took place. [Photo/Xinhua]

Bandung Conference, also known as the first Asian-African Conference , was held in Bandung in Indonesia from 18 to 24 April, 1955.

In April 1954, the Indonesian Government proposed the convocation of an Asian-African conference. The conference was attended by 29 Asian and African countries and regions.

The Asian-African Conference was held at a time when the post-war movement for national liberation in Asia, Africa and Latin America was vigorously surging forward and when the forces of imperialism and colonialism were met with heavy blows. It was the first international conference held by Asian and African countries and regions themselves without the participation of any Western colonial power.