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The South Moluccas, or Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), was a self-proclaimed republic in the Maluku Islands, founded April 25, 1950. Formerly part of the Dutch East Indies, a colony of the Netherlands, the state declared independence from the United States of Indonesia as a response to the intent of the Javanese general Sukarno to consolidate the proposed United States of Indonesia under the control of a unitary government. The Moluccans expected that the unitary state would be dominated by the Javanese, and particularly the Javanese leader Sukarno. {[pd}} File links The following pages link to this file: Flags of non-sovereign nations ... {[pd}} File links The following pages link to this file: Flags of non-sovereign nations ... In a broad definition, a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitute the ultimate root of legitimacy and sovereignty. ... The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Sukarno Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. ... Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Sukarno Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. ...

The territory was reintegrated into Indonesia in November 1950. An occupation by Indonesian troops lasting several years resulted in the flight of the RMS government from the islands, and the formation of a government in exile in the Netherlands. The first president in exile was Prof. Johan Manusama. The government-in-exile continues to exist, with Frans Tutuhatunewa as head of state. For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a countrys legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. ... Doctor Johan Manusama (Banjarmasin, August 17, 1910 – Rotterdam, December 29, 1995), a former schoolteacher, was the first president of the Republic of South Moluccas. ... Frans Tutuhatunewa(born June 16 or 26, 1923), is the second, and current president in exile of the Republik Maluku Selatan (South Moluccas). ...

The South Moluccas consists of about 150 islands in the Banda Sea. The main islands are Ceram, Ambon and Buru. The people of the South Moluccas are mainly Melanesians, numbering about one million. The South Moluccan people are predominantly Christian, unlike the rest of Indonesia which is overwhelmingly Muslim. Bandasee The Banda Sea is the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, technically part of the Pacific Ocean but separated from it by hundreds of islands, as well as the Halmahera and Ceram Seas. ... Seram (formerly Ceram, also called Seran or Serang) is an island in the Maluku Indonesia. ... Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ... Buru Island (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Buru is an island in the Maluku (Indonesian province) province of Indonesia. ... Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the western side of East Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...

External link

• History of RMS