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April 21, 2005
Jakarta Post Reflects on First Africa-Asia Summit
As Asian and African leaders gather in Indonesia this weekend, Jakarta Post.Com recalled in an opinion piece that:When Asian and African leaders gathered in Bandung 50 years ago, their mission seemed so much simpler. They strived for the liberation of colonized peoples and pledged not to be pawns in superpower rivalry.
"In many respects," the publication asserted, "our forefathers succeeded in their mission of creating a better world. No less than several dozen countries on the two continents were liberated as an indirect result of the Bandung Conference. But things are still far from perfect. From superpower rivalry, the world has now succumbed to a unilateral hegemony. The struggle against colonialism has changed into a struggle to liberate nations against new forms of enslavement, such as poverty and ignorance." Read more of the opinion piece headlined "Principles of life."
Posted by Munir Umrani at April 21, 2005 10:53 PM
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