Question

Which of the following leaders was not involved in the formation of the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM)?

• A. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Marshal Tito
• C. Gamal Abdul Nasar
• D. Nelson Mandela

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela.

• Nelson Mandela was a monumental figure in the anti-apartheid movement and later became a strong supporter of NAM as the President of South Africa, he was not one of the founding fathers of the movement.

• The Non-Aligned Movement was established in 1961, a time when Mandela was actively involved in the struggle against apartheid within South Africa and was soon to be imprisoned.

The Five Founding Leaders of NAM

• The Non-Aligned Movement was the result of the 1955 Bandung Conference, but it was officially founded at the Belgrade Summit in 1961 by five key world leaders:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru: The first Prime Minister of India.

2. Josip Broz Tito (Marshal Tito): The President of Yugoslavia.

3. Gamal Abdel Nasser: The President of Egypt.

4. Sukarno: The first President of Indonesia.

5. Kwame Nkrumah: The first President of Ghana.

Key Objectives of NAM:

• The movement was created during the Cold War to ensure the national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of developing nations.

• Non-Alignment: To remain neutral and not join either of the two major power blocs (the USA or the Soviet Union).

• Anti-Colonialism: To support nations struggling for independence from colonial rule.

• World Peace: To promote global disarmament and peaceful coexistence.