Bersiap
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In Indonesian historiography, the term Bersiap refers to the violent and chaotic beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution following the end of World War II in Asia. In Indonesia, the term Berda
Bodies of murdered Chinese in a mass grave following the Mergosono massacre, 1947
Indonesian nationalists ride through the streets with a poster ‘Boeng, Ajo Boeng’ to rally people, 12 November 1945
A soldier of an Indian armoured regiment examines a light tank used by Indonesian nationalists and captured by British forces during the fighting in Surabaya, November 1945
Destruction in the Chinese quarter of Bandung, pictured in 1947
Bandung Sea of Fire
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The Bandung Sea of Fire refers to the deliberate burning of much of the southern side of the city of Bandung by retreating Indonesian Republican troops during the Indonesian National Revolution.
The southern part of Bandung was burned by Indonesian militias
Diorama depicting the burning of Bandung
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis
Indonesia flag raising witnesses 17 August 1945 dyk