A post from the archives
April 1955
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On the Way to the 1955 Bandung Conference
The April 1955 Bandung meetings were a testament to Burma's then dynamic international diplomacy. They were also a testament to Mingaladon airport's position as an international aviation hub - everyone had to stop in Rangoon anyway to travel to Indonesia. Many of the leaders attending Bandung stopped in Rangoon and were treated to dinner at Government House by President Dr Ba U.
The Bandung Conference was a meeting of 29 Asian and African nations held in Bandung, Indonesia. Its aim...
people U Nu Pandit Nehru U Ba U President Nasser Pham Van Dong Sardar Muhammad Naim Chou Enlai Chen Yi
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