The founding members of ASEAN—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand—signed the ASEAN Declaration (also known as the Bangkok Declaration) on August 8, 1967, officially founding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. Then, on 7 January 1984, Brunei Darussalam, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar, on 28 July 1995, 23 July 1997, and 30 April 1999, joined to form the ten Member States of ASEAN that exist today.
