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Tenimbar Islands

(Encyclopedia)Tenimbar Islands: see Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. ...

Riouw Archipelago

(Encyclopedia)Riouw Archipelago: see Riau Archipelago, Indonesia. ...

Suharto

(Encyclopedia)Suharto or Soeharto both: so͞ohärˈtō [key], 1921–2008, president of Indonesia (1967–98). A veteran of the war for independence (1945–49) against the Dutch, he became army chief of staff in 1...

Seran

(Encyclopedia)Seran or Serang: see Seram, Indonesia. ...

West Irian

(Encyclopedia)West Irian and West Irian Jaya: see Papua, Indonesia. ...

Celebes

(Encyclopedia)Celebes and Celebes Sea: see Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...

Wahid, Abdurrahman

(Encyclopedia)Wahid, Abdurrahman, 1940–2009, Indonesian religious and political leader popularly called Gus Dur, president of Indonesia (1999–2001). A Muslim scholar and political moderate who supported separat...

Sunda Islands

(Encyclopedia)Sunda Islands sŭnˈdə [key], mainly in Indonesia, between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, comprising the western part of the Malay Archipelago. It includes two main groups: the Greater Sun...
 

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