The Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the ideals of national liberation and Third World solidarity. The organization is based in

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and has around 26-50 staff. The AAPSO was founded as the Solidarity Council of the Afro-Asian Countries at a conference held in Cairo December 1957 to January 1958. The name was changed to its present form at the second conference held in Conakry, Guinea in April 1960. The AAPSO has 90 national committees. The

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was a charter member. Observer status was held by the

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and the

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.Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization
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Afro-Asian Solidarity and the World Mission of the Peoples of Africa and Asia
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