Unrest in Aceh.(independence movement)(Brief Article)

From: World and I | Date: July 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Although Aceh's independence struggle has persisted for over a century, the past decade has been particularly ferocious. During that time, there have been pitched battles in this fossil fuel--rich province on the northern tip of Sumatra. A nasty guerrilla war has boiled over, and thousands have died.

Acehnese separatists see the conflict as a necessary response to "neocolonialism" by the politically dominant Javanese, whom they accuse of diverting oil and natural-gas ric...

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