Polity Republic of Indonesia

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Indonesia and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

Is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia unilaterally declared independence from the Netherlands in 1945. It assumed its current denomination in 1950.

Establishment

  • August 1950: The United States of Indonesia are replaced by the unitary Republic of Indonesia.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • May 1963: West New Guinea became a province of Indonesia known as Irian Barat, later renamed Irian Jaya.
  • December 1963: Republic of South Maluku disestablished.