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  1. Which ASEAN member was admitted to the organization in 1984, becoming the sixth member?

    Answer: Brunei Darussalam

    Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on January 8, 1984, just days after gaining independence from Britain on January 1, 1984.

  2. The Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN) declaration in 1971 was a response to what geopolitical development?

    Answer: Growing Chinese and Soviet influence in Southeast Asia

    ZOPFAN was adopted in Kuala Lumpur in 1971 in response to growing superpower rivalry, with ASEAN states seeking to keep Southeast Asia free from external interference.

  3. Indonesia's 'Konfrontasi' (Confrontation) policy targeted which country before ASEAN's founding and was a major regional destabilizer?

    Answer: Malaysia

    Indonesia's Konfrontasi was a military and political campaign against Malaysia from 1963–1966, ending after Suharto replaced Sukarno and paving the way for ASEAN's creation.

  4. Which ASEAN summit in 2003 adopted the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II), outlining the vision for an ASEAN Community?

    Answer: The 9th ASEAN Summit in Bali

    The 9th ASEAN Summit in Bali, Indonesia in 2003 produced the Bali Concord II, which established the framework for three ASEAN Community pillars.

  5. What was the name of the 1992 agreement that created the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)?

    Answer: The Common Effective Preferential Tariff Agreement

    The Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Agreement, signed in Singapore in 1992, established AFTA with the goal of reducing intra-ASEAN tariffs.

  6. During the Cambodia conflict of the 1980s, ASEAN consistently supported which government-in-exile rather than the Vietnamese-backed Heng Samrin regime?

    Answer: The Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea

    ASEAN supported the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (CGDK), a tripartite exile coalition including FUNCINPEC, the Khmer Rouge, and the KPNLF, to oppose Vietnamese occupation.

  7. The ASEAN Charter, which gave ASEAN a legal personality and institutional framework, entered into force in which year?

    Answer: 2008

    The ASEAN Charter was signed in November 2007 and entered into force on December 15, 2008, after ratification by all ten member states.

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