1949 ⟶ Indonesia Gains Sovereignty from Netherlands
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🇮🇩 Indonesia Declares Independence
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence - Indonesia declares its independence from the Dutch. This marked the beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution.⟶
IndonesiaIndependenceNetherlandsDecolonizationAsiaNationalismRevolutionPost-War
🇮🇩 Madiun Affair Uprising in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the Madiun Affair, an uprising carried out by the People's Democratic Front (FDR), begins led by Musso, of the Communist Party of Indonesia. The uprising ends after three months when the Indonesian army captures and kills most of the rebels.⟶
IndonesiaMadiun AffairCommunist PartyUprisingSukarnoCold WarAsiaRebellion
🇮🇩 Indonesia Gains Sovereignty from Netherlands
Sovereignty is handed over to United States of Indonesia from the Netherlands following the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference with Sukarno as the first president of the newly formed federation.⟶
decolonizationIndonesiaNetherlandsSukarnoRound Table Conferenceindependencenation-buildingSoutheast Asia
🤝 Soviet Union Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Indonesia
Soviet Union establishes diplomatic relations with Indonesia through an exchange of telegrams between Indonesian Vice-president, Mohammad Hatta and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Vyshinsky.⟶
Soviet UnionIndonesiadiplomatic relationsCold WarAsiaSoutheast Asiainternational relations
😠 Indonesia Rejects Formation of Malaysia
Indonesia declares that it rejects the formation of Malaysia, through the statement of their then-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subandrio. Sukarno himself, as the first President of Indonesia, regarded Malaysia as a neo-colonial project and as a British puppet state in Southeast Asia. This marks the beginning of Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation.⟶
IndonesiaMalaysiaConfrontationSoutheast AsiaBritish EmpireSukarnoCold War
🇸🇷 Suriname Gains Independence
Suriname officially gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.⟶
SurinameIndependenceNetherlandsDecolonizationSouth AmericaCold WarPost-Colonial