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(iii) NAM in the International Scene
The 1950s was an era of tension as it witnessed disturbing developments such
as the Berlin Blockade, the Indo-China War, the Congo (Zaire) Civil
War and increase in the amount nations were acquiring nuclear. It
was followed by a period where a nuclear war seemed inevitable in
the face of the intensifying Cold War. This is the time when the
Non-aligned powers came together in the Belgrade Summit (1961) and
the Cairo Summit (1964) with the purpose of dissuading the concerned
nations from any kind of confrontation. From this time onwards
the views of the non-aligned nations are acknowledged by other nations
of the world. In fact, it can be considered to be the biggest peace
movement in the world. It boasts of the membership of almost all
the developing countries of the world. It is sometimes called the
’Third bloc,’ however, it maintains the view that it is a
"movement rather than an organization."
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Growth of NAM |
|
Summit |
Venue |
Chairperson |
No. of Members |
|
First
Sept. 1-6,1961
|
Belgrade |
Marshal Tito |
25 |
|
Second
Oct. 5-10, 1964
|
Cairo |
President Nasser |
47 |
|
Third
Sept. 6-10, 1970
|
Lusaka |
President K. Kaunda |
53 |
|
Fourth
Sept. 5-9, 1973
|
Algiers |
President H. Boumediene |
75 |
|
Fifth
August 11-14, 1976
|
Colombo |
President S. Bhandaranaike |
85 |
|
Sixth
Sept. 3-9, 1979
|
Havana |
President Fidel Castro |
94 |
|
Seventh
March, 7-12, 1983
|
New Delhi |
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi |
100 |
|
Eighth
Sept. 1-7, 1986
|
Harare |
President R. Mugabe |
100 |
|
Ninth
Sept. 4-10, 1989
|
Belgrade |
President Janez Drnovsek |
103 |
|
Tenth
Sept. 6, 1992
|
Jakarta |
President Suharto |
108 |
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Index
18.0 Introduction
18.1 Regional Organizations
a. E.E.C
b. O.P.E.C
c. S.W.A.P.O
d. S.A.A.R.C
e. A.S.E.A.N,
f. G.A.T.T.
g. N.A.F.T.A
18.2 International Organizations
a. N.A.M
b. The Commonwealth
c. U.N.O.
18.3 Dates & Events
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