summary of sukarno's speech

 

President Sukarno’s speech at Afro-Asian Conference at Bandung. 18 April 1955

https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/opening_address_given_by_sukarno_bandung_18_april_1955-en-88d3f71c-c9f9-415a-b397-b27b8581a4f5.html

President Sukarno declares the Bandung Conference open on 18 April 1955 with African and Asian countries to unite in the fight against colonialism. It was a first intercontinental conference of colored people in the history of the world that leader of Asian and African countries met together to discuss about colonialism. President Sukarno expressed sadness over the deaths of people who fought to defend independence. President Sukarno recalled the conference of the league against imperialism and colonialism that was held in Brussels thirty years ago found new strength in their fight for independence. Some Asian and African countries are not fully free yet from colonialism. This conference is made to aware Asian and African countries to be united and responsible together to liberating countries from being colonized. Even though Asian and African countries are different but unity can make nothing is impossible. Colonialism has also in modern form. Such as economic control, intellectual control, cultural control and indirect political control.  We never realized that we are being colonized. Asian and African countries are a greater diversity of religions, faiths and beliefs. So, President Sukarno want this conference be a great success. “Live and let live” principle and “Unity in diversity” motto the unifying force to being all together. President Sukarno stated that if this conference succeeds, the effect of it will be great and seek an understanding of each other to be united and hope this discussion will be profitable to all people.