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Many countries wanted to avoid falling under the influence of the global superpowers
They were better able to resist political and economic interference from the United States and the Soviet Union.
Nonalignment, that is, not allied to either side in the Cold War. India, which blended a democratic government with a socialist economy, was a leader in the nonaligned movement.
Members have, at various times, included: Yugoslavia, India, Ghana, Pakistan, Algeria, Libya, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Indonesia, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, post-1994 South Africa, Iran, Malaysia, and, for a time, the People's Republic of China. Brazil has never been a formal member of the movement, but shares many of the aims of NAM and frequently sends observers to the Non-Aligned Movement's summits.