Word: indonesians
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Communists took over the Indonesian government in a bloodless coup...
...Settlement of the Dutch-Indonesian conflict...
...response to growing dismay in the United Nations over their action in Indonesia, the Dutch have reiterated their plea, "Give us more time and more credit for good will." The patience of the West, of the East, and of the Indonesian Republicans, however, was brought to an end by the Dutch "police action" on December 19 against Jokjakarta, the Republican capital. Since then, willingness to allow the Netherlands to find a solution for her former colony has vanished...
...long-tolerant UN found this excuse unsatisfactory. Faced with a deteriorating situation in the Far East, the United States refused to condone further resistance to Indonesian nationalism. Moreover, the Republican government had proved itself a going concern. In September, it successfully suppressed a serious communist uprising, but Dutch intransigence has since swelled communist ranks...
...Indonesian Expert...