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State of East Indonesia

1946–1950 · 20th century · Also known as Negara Indonesia Timur

The State of East Indonesia was a federal state created by the Dutch in December 1946 at the Denpasar Conference, covering Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Moluccas, with its capital at Makassar. It became a member of the United States of Indonesia in December 1949, but popular pressure for a unitary republic grew, and it was dissolved into the Republic of Indonesia in 1950.

State of East Indonesia
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United States of Indonesia

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). State of East Indonesia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-of-east-indonesia
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“State of East Indonesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-of-east-indonesia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “State of East Indonesia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-of-east-indonesia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘State of East Indonesia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-of-east-indonesia (Accessed: ).

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