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
Mergosono massacre
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The Mergosono massacre of 31 July 1947 was committed by Indonesian revolutionaries against members of the Chinese community of Mergosono in Malang, East Java during the Bersiap period of the Indonesia
Bersiap
…Bersiap killings Part of the Indonesian National Revolution Bodies of murdered Chinese in a mass grave following the Mergosono massacre, 1947 Location Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) Date August 1945 – November 1947 Target Chinese, Europeans, Indos, Japanese, Korean POWs…
Lijken van vermoorde Chinezen in een massagraf., Bestanddeelnr 11763
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis
Indonesia flag raising witnesses 17 August 1945 dyk