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1 day ago · Indonesia. Indonesia was formerly known as the Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East Indies). Although Indonesia did not become the country’s official name until the time of independence, the name was used as early as 1884 by a German geographer; it is thought to derive from the Greek indos, meaning “India,” and nesos, meaning “island.”.
23 hours ago · Borneo (/ ˈ b ɔːr n i oʊ /; also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km 2 (288,869 sq mi). ). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of
23 hours ago · The Indonesian National Revolution ( Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia, Dutch: Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog) also known as the Indonesian War of Independence, was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial ...
- 17 August 1945 – 27 December 1949, (4 years, 4 months, 1 week and 3 days)
3 days ago · The Dutch first visited Bali in 1597, when the island was divided among a number of warring Muslim states. The Dutch annexed the northern Balinese states of Buleleng and Jembrana in 1882, and, in the 1894 Dutch invasion of nearby Lombok Island, the Balinese prince, Anak Agung Ktut, was killed.
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4 days ago · Halmahera joined the Republic of Indonesia shortly after the country’s declaration of independence in 1945. The Dutch, however, did not recognize this union and instead—in an attempt to reassert their power in the region—incorporated the island into the state of East Indonesia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Answer: The Dutch took all important cities of Indonesia and took Sukarno prisoner. From a pure military viewpoint, it was nearly a total victory. From a political viewpoint, it was a dramatic defeat.
