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Insurgency in Aceh. The insurgency in Aceh, officially designated the Rebellion in Aceh (Indonesian: Pemberontakan di Aceh) by the Indonesian government, was a conflict fought by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) between 1976 and 2005, with the goal of making the province of Aceh independent from Indonesia. The aftermath of a strong military ...
On 28 April 2003, the Indonesian government issued an ultimatum to end the fighting and accept special autonomy for Aceh within two weeks. Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders based in Sweden refused the ultimatum, but the United States, Japan, and the European Union urged both sides to avoid armed conflict and resume peace talks in Tokyo. On 16 ...
9.000—12.000 died mostly civilians [1] The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh, also known as Operation Red Net (Indonesian: Operasi Jaring Merah) or Military Operation Area (Indonesian: Daerah Operasi Militer/DOM) was launched in early 1990 until 22 August 1998, against the separatist movement of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Aceh.
The Ligitan and Sipadan dispute [2002] ICJ 3 was a territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over two islands in the Celebes Sea, namely Ligitan and Sipadan.The dispute began in 1969 and was largely resolved by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2002, which opined that both of the islands belonged to Malaysia.
Islamic Defenders Front. The Islamic Defenders Front (Indonesian: Front Pembela Islam; abbr.FPI) [ 4 ][ 5 ] was an Indonesian hardline Islamist organization founded in 1998 by Muhammad Rizieq Shihab with backing from military and political figures. [ 6 ][ 7 ] Since 2015, Ahmad Shabri Lubis has been the organization's leader, [ 8 ] while Rizieq ...
Free Aceh Movement Gerakan Aceh Merdeka Flag Coat of arms Leaders Hasan di Tiro Dates of operation 4 December 1976 – 2005 Active regions City, mountains and forests of Aceh Ideology Acehnese nationalism Separatism Islamic fundamentalism Allies Libya Opponents Indonesia (until 2005) Battles and wars Insurgency in Aceh The Free Aceh Movement was a separatist group seeking independence for the ...
The seat of the Aceh Singkil Regency government is at the port of Singkil on the Sumatra coast. The Regency now covers an area of 1,857.88 km 2 , and had a population of 102,509 at the 2010 Census, [ 2 ] rising to 114,326 at the 2015 Census and to 126,514 at the 2020 Census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 135,435.
Anthony Reid FBA, FRHistS (born 19 June 1939) is a New Zealand-born historian of Southeast Asia.His doctoral work at Cambridge University examined the contest for power in northern Sumatra, Indonesia in the late 19th century, and he extended this study into a book The Blood of the People on the national and social revolutions in that region 1945–49.