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Pattimura was born Thomas Matulessy on 8 June 1783 in Saparua, Maluku; the name Pattimura was his pseudonym. [1] [2] His parents were Frans Matulessia and Fransina Tilahoi, and he had a little brother named Yohanis. [3]
In the summer of 1950, southern parts of the Maluku Islands, with majority Christian populations, were rebel territory with the proclamation of the so-called Republic of South Maluku (RMS), and its army was mainly composed of demobilized ex-Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) soldiers and other South Moluccan men who remained loyal to the Dutch crown, even during the days of the United ...
Bali, Indonesia: The World Peace Gong Park can be found on the island of Bali, Indonesia Desa Budayal Kertalangu Bali. It was the venue for the Miss World Contestants commitment to World Peace, in September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland; New Delhi, India [2] Penglai, Shandong, China; Vientiane, Laos; Paipa (Colombia) Ambon (Indonesia) [3] Maputo ...
The Maluku sectarian conflict (Indonesian: Konflik Sektarian Kepulauan Maluku) was a period of ethno-political conflict along religious lines that occurred in the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, with particularly serious disturbances on the islands of Ambon and Halmahera.
After the defeat of the RMS on Ambon by Indonesian forces in November 1950, the self-declared government withdrew to Seram, where an armed struggle continued on until December 1963. The government in exile moved to the Netherlands in 1966, following resistance leader and president Chris Soumokil 's capture and execution by Indonesian authorities.
A Gong, a traditional musical instrument, represents the spirit of democracy, four lines below the gong represent the history of Jambi from the kingdom era to its formation as province, and the motto: "Sepucuk Jambi, Sembilan Lurah" means that Jambi consists of nine traditional regions. [6] 7: Coat of arms of South Sumatra
It consists of a set of a double row of gong chimes known as the totobuang (similar to set of bonang gong chimes) and a set of tifa drums. It can also include a large gong. [1] The name comes from the instruments' collaboration. The ensemble can accompany the Maluku Island's Sawat Lenso dance. [2] [3]
Following the splitting off of the northern parts of the regency in 1999 to form the new North Maluku Province (Maluku Utara), the residual province of Maluku was composed of two regencies (Central Maluku and Southeast Maluku) and the City of Ambon, but on 4 October 1999 two new regencies were created with the separation of Buru Regency from ...