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Conflict East Asia

Aceh Insurgency (GAM)

1976 CE – 2005 CE · 29 years

Three-decade separatist conflict in Sumatra's Aceh province, ending only after the 2004 tsunami devastated both sides and led to the Helsinki peace accord.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
  • Indonesian Armed Forces

Key moments

Defining events in the Aceh Insurgency (GAM).

  1. 1989–1998 DOM military operations
  2. 2003 Indonesian military offensive
  3. 2005 Helsinki Peace Agreement

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1976 CE and 2005 CE.

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