Free Aceh Movement
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The Free Aceh Movement, known internationally as the Acheh-Sumatra National Liberation Front, was a separatist group seeking independence for the province of Aceh of Sumatra, Indonesia. GAM fought aga
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Female soldiers of the Free Aceh Movement with GAM commander Abdullah Syafi'i, 1999.
Helsinki Agreement (Aceh)
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The Helsinki Agreement is a term commonly used in Indonesia to refer to the memorandum of understanding between the government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement signed in Helsinki, Finland on 15
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…of the death toll total over 15,000 people killed. The organisation surrendered its separatist intentions and dissolved its armed wing following the 2005 peace agreement with the Indonesian government, and subsequently changed its name into Aceh Transition Committee (Indonesian: Komite Peralihan Aceh, KPA). The Indonesian government called the group…
Hamid Awaluddin and Malik Mahmud shook hands after signing the Helsinki Agreement mediated by former Finnish President, Martti Ahtisaari.