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Dutch East Indies and Indonesia: Allegiance: Masyumi Party: Type: Infantry: Role: Reserve force for the Defenders of the Homeland in defending the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies from Allied invasion and as a Paramilitary force: Size: ≈ 25,000 men (in 1945) Garrison/HQ: Cibarusah, Bekasi, West Java: Nickname(s) Sabilillah: Colors Green ...
Dipa Nusantara Aidit (born Ahmad Aidit; 30 July 1923 – 22 November 1965) [3] was an Indonesian communist politician, who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) from 1951 until his summary execution during the mass killings of 1965–66.
The history of the Jews in Indonesia began with the arrival of early European explorers and settlers, and the first Jews arrived in the 17th century. [1] Most Indonesian Jews arrived from Southern Europe , the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the Middle East , North Africa , India, China, and Latin America .
A number of clergy who also picked up Pope Francis included the Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Piero Pioppo, the Archbishop of Jakarta, Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo, and the Chairman of the Indonesian Bishops‘ Conference (KWI), Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, O.S.C., as well as the Secretary of the Vatican Embassy in Indonesia, Msgr Michael Andrew ...
Darul Islam (lit. meaning House of Islam), [6] also known as Darul Islam/Islamic Armed Forces of Indonesia (Indonesian: Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia, DI/TII), is an Islamist group that's goal is to fight for the establishment of an Islamic state in Indonesia.
The Reformasi of 1998 led to changes in Indonesia's various governmental institutions, including the structures of the judiciary, legislature, and executive office. Generally, the fall of Suharto in 1998 is traced from events starting in 1996, when forces opposed to the New Order began to rally around Megawati Sukarnoputri , head of the PDI and ...
Retirement can be a great stage of life for many seniors — but that isn’t the case for everyone. A study published in the National Library of Medicine revealed that 28% of retirees admitted to ...
The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia, abbreviated as PPKI; Japanese: 独立準備委員会, Hepburn: Dokuritsu Junbi Īnkai) was a body established on 7 August 1945 to prepare for the transfer of authority from the occupying Japanese to Indonesia.