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Conflict

Indonesian National Revolution

1945 CE – 1949 CE · 4 years

After Japan's surrender, Indonesia declared independence, but the Netherlands attempted to reimpose colonial control. Four years of armed struggle and guerrilla warfare, combined with international pressure, forced the Dutch to recognise Indonesian sovereignty over the world's largest archipelago.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Indonesian Republic (Sukarno)
  • Netherlands & Britain

Key moments

Defining events in the Indonesian National Revolution.

  1. 1945 Battle of Surabaya
  2. 1947, 1948 Dutch 'Police Actions'
  3. 1949 Yogyakarta Offensive

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Figure · United States

Henry Ford

1863 CE – 1947 CE

Polity

Xinjiang

Founded 1914 CE · attested to 1945 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Figure · United States

Wright Brothers

1867 CE – 1948 CE

Polity

USSR

1920 CE – 1991 CE

Landmark

Pamir Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Figure · India / South Africa

Mahatma Gandhi

1869 CE – 1948 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1945 CE and 1949 CE.

1945 CE Soviet Invasion of Manchuria (Operation August Storm) 1945 CE Battle of Iwo Jima 1945 CE Battle of Okinawa 1945 CE Battle of Berlin 1945 CE Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing British Raj Polity · South Asia 1858 CE – 1947 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE World War II Conflict · Europe 1939 CE – 1945 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Prussia Polity · Europe 1525 CE – 1947 CE
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