The Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, was colonized by the Dutch in the early seventeenth century. The Dutch were motivated by trade opportunities and the desire to control the region’s rich natural resources. The process of colonization was gradual and involved a number of steps, including the establishment of trading posts, the recruitment of local rulers to cooperate with the Dutch, and the development of a system of government and administration. The Dutch East Indies remained a Dutch colony until …
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How Did Indonesia Became A Country
On 17 August 1945, Sukarno, leader of the Indonesian Nationalist Party, declared independence from the Netherlands, citing the Atlantic Charter. The Dutch tried to re-establish their colonial control, but a prolonged guerrilla war ensued. In 1949, the Dutch recognized Indonesian independence.
Geography played a significant role in Indonesia’s road to independence. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, the archipelago is the largest in the world, with over 17,000 islands. The Dutch East India Company began to colonize the islands…
How Did Sukarno Take Over Indonesia
In 1965, Indonesian president Sukarno was overthrown in a military coup and replaced by General Suharto. How did Sukarno take over Indonesia in the first place?
Sukarno was born in 1906 in Surabaya, East Java. He was educated in Indonesia and the Netherlands, and became politically active in the 1930s. He was appointed prime minister in 1945, after Indonesia’s independence from the Dutch, and became president the following year.
Sukarno was a charismatic leader, and he sought to promote Indonesian …