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West Papua and Indonesia Since Suharto: Independence, Autonomy or Chaos?
West Papua and Indonesia Since Suharto Independence Autonomy or Chaos Author:Peter King In the 1950s, the people of West Papua (then Dutch New Guinea) were promised self-determination and eventual independence by their colonial masters. But in 1963 Indonesia took over the territory with the blessing of the United States, the United Nations, and Australia. This book reviews the long guerrilla struggle of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka... more » (OPM) for a Free Papua and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it--led by the Papua Council Presdium--following the fall of Indonesia's military dictator General Suharto in 1998. Traveling extensively in West Papua and throughout Indonesia, Peter King has interviewed leading figures from the West Papuan Independence movement, church groups, and human rights NGOs. West Papua and Indonesia since Suharto places the current Papuan struggles in a context of failing Indonesian reform.« less