The Indonesian city of Bandung is famous because of the first Afro-Asian Summit, which was in many ways a precursor to the Non-Aligned Movement. When was the first Afro-Asian Summit meeting held in Bandung (Indonesia)?

(A) 1950
(B) 1955
(C) 1957
(D) 1963

The Bandung Conference, also referred to as the Afro-Asian Summit or the Asian-African Conference, was held in Bandung, Indonesia, from April 18 to 24, 1955. The meeting was attended by delegates from 29 countries, mostly newly independent countries from Asia and Africa, with the aim of strengthening economic and cultural cooperation while resisting colonialism.