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   When did Indonesia become independent from the Netherlands?

   • After a period of occupation by the Japanese (1942–45) during World War II, Indonesia declared its independence from the Netherlands in 1945. Its struggle for independence, however, continued until 1949, when the Dutch officially recognized Indonesian sovereignty.

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   How did Indonesia gain independence?

   • A four-and-a-half-year struggle followed as the Dutch tried to re-establish their colony; although Dutch forces re-occupied most of Indonesia's territory a guerrilla struggle ensued, and the majority of Indonesians, and ultimately international opinion, favoured Indonesian independence.

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   When did Indonesia become independent from Japan?

   • Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949.

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   Why did Indonesia become a country after WW2?

   • Japan's World War II occupation dismantled much of the Dutch colonial state and economy. Following the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945, Indonesian nationalist leaders Sukarno and Hatta declared independence, instigating the Indonesian National Revolution.

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2. www.britannica.com › place › IndonesiaIndonesia | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Language, Religion ...

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   2 days ago · After a period of occupation by the Japanese (1942–45) during World War II, Indonesia declared its independence from the Netherlands in 1945. Its struggle for independence, however, continued until 1949, when the Dutch officially recognized Indonesian sovereignty.

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   May 20, 2024 · But Indonesia was the first to declare independence and the first to win full sovereignty through armed struggle. Indonesia shaped expectations about the nature of decolonisation: it was not a decades-long process of increasing autonomy, but a swift and bloody transition to independence.

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   May 24, 2024 · The bamboo spear (or runcing) would become “the mythic weapon” of Indonesia’s guerrilla war of independence, waged against the Netherlands in 1945-49. In “Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth ...

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   4 days ago · Indonesia became the world's second-largest Muslim-majority country after its independence in 1945. The separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971 made it the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

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   May 22, 2024 · Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949.

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   6 days ago · Indonesia is now characterized by popular sovereignty manifested in parliamentary and presidential elections every five years. Starting from the fall of Suharto's New Order, which marked the beginning of the Reformation period, every election in Indonesia is regarded to be free and fair.

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    21 hours ago · Indonesia became one of the leading nations of the Asian independence movement after World War II. During the Indonesian Revolution and after Indonesian independence, almost all Dutch citizens repatriated to the Netherlands.