Halo, Halo Bandung
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Halo, Halo Bandung is an Indonesian patriotic song written by Ismail Marzuki that describes the spirit of the struggle of the people of the city of Bandung in the post-independence period in 1946, par
Indonesian composer Ismail Marzuki
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