South East Asia League

The South East Asia League (SEAL) was a short-lived regional alliance formed in the immediate post-World War II period (1947) amid the surging tide of anti-colonial nationalism in Southeast Asia. It represented as the earliest attempt at Southeast Asian regional cooperation, predating organizations like the Association of Southeast Asia (ASA, 1961) and ASEAN (1967) by two decades. At its height, the alliance held representatives from all of Southeast Asia. Following the achievements of the Free Thai Movement, the founders of the South East Asia League (SEAL) under the Pridi group envisioned a united front of Southeast Asian peoples aimed at securing independence from colonial rule and creating regional unity and stability, with Thailand as a model. The end goal of the alliance was the creation of a federation of Southeast Asian nations.

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