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the Egyptian, Indonesian and Indian heads of state such as Nasser, Sukarno and Nehru.
This misstates the titles of the leaders named. Sukarno was a head of state, but Jawaharlal Nehru was India's prime minister, and Gamal Abdel Nasser was still Egypt's prime minister until he became president in 1956.
Full reasoning
Calling Nasser, Sukarno and Nehru "heads of state" is inaccurate because the three men did not all hold that office.
- Jawaharlal Nehru was India's prime minister, not its head of state. The U.S. National Park Service biography identifies him as "Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru" and says he was "India's first prime minister after independence (1947-1964)."
- Gamal Abdel Nasser was not yet president during the early Bandung-era period. HISTORY states that he "proclaimed himself prime minister of Egypt" in 1954 and was elected president on June 23, 1956.
- Sukarno does fit the description: Encyclopedia.com describes him as "the first president of Indonesia."
So the sentence is wrong as written because it labels all three named examples as heads of state, when at least Nehru—and, in the early Bandung-era context, Nasser as well—were not.
3 sources
- Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (U.S. National Park Service)
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ... Nehru was leader of India's nationalist movement and India's first prime minister after independence (1947-1964).
- Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt | June 23, 1956 | HISTORY
In 1954, Nasser emerged from behind the scenes, removed Naguib from power, and proclaimed himself prime minister of Egypt... On June 23, 1956, Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved the new constitution and Nasser's presidency.
- Sukarno | Encyclopedia.com
Sukarno (1901-1970) was the first president of Indonesia, a nationalist leader, and a demagogue.