# Canonical recap data for Colombo Plan Established (1950)
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slug: colombo-plan
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1950/colombo-plan"
title: Colombo Plan Established
subtitle: Commonwealth nations formally launched coordinated development program for South and Southeast Asia, pioneering multilateral development cooperation models.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1950-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1950
decade: 1950
country:
name: Sri Lanka
slug: sri-lanka
summaryShort: The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon in January 1950, and was attended by the finance ministers of Australia, the United Ki
summaryLong: The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon in January 1950, and was attended by the finance ministers of Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ceylon, Pakistan and New Zealand, and the prime ministers of Ceylon and India. Membership has expanded significantly over the years to the current 28 governments.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/The_Colombo_Plan_Flag.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Colombo Plan"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Plan"
  title: Colombo Plan
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conferenc
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260610063931/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Plan"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-10
  label: Colombo Plan
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Plan"
