Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17 is fast approaching. We take the opportunity to look at the country's past.
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General Douglas MacArthur in Morotai, Maluku, during World War II.
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Civilians flee during the Battle of Surabaya in November 1945.
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Dutch soldiers fighting the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia as part of Operation Product in July 1947.
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Relocations under the UN-brokered Renville Agreement.
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Captured Indonesian soldiers in Malang, East Java, July 1947.
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Dutch troops buy cigarettes from a street vendor around Cikampek in Karawang, West Java, 1947.
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Dutch tanks and armored vehicles during Operation Product in 1947.
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Indonesian women queuing for rations.
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Dutch troops with Indonesian women in 1940.
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The US attack on Japanese forces in Jayapura, Papua, in 1944.
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Yogyakarta at the beginning of Operation Kraai, December 1948.
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British armor and troops ca. 1946.