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Asia’s Palestine? West Papua’s Independence Struggle | ASEAN Beat | The Diplomat

8.11.13

Asia’s Palestine? West Papua’s Independence Struggle | ASEAN Beat | The Diplomat: Indonesia annexed West Papua in 1969 under controversial circumstances. The Dutch had initially retained West Papua after WWII even after Indonesia won its independence. Independent Indonesia continued to claim sovereignty over West Papua but the Dutch disagreed and prepared West Papuans for independence throughout the 1950s. In late 1961 West Papua declared its independence over Indonesian opposition, creating a national anthem and raising the Morning Star national flag (though the extent of this independence is questionable as the Dutch continued to be present).

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