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Maluku: see Moluccas Moluccas (məlŭk`əz, mō–) or Spice Islands, Bahasa Indonesia Maluku, Du. ..... Click the link for more information. , Indonesia. MoluccasIndonesian MalukuIsland group (pop., 2005 est.: 2,059,200), eastern Indonesia, lying between Celebes (Sulawesi) and New Guinea. The Moluccas comprise three large islands (Halmahera, Ceram, and Buru) and many smaller ones. Their combined area is about 30,066 sq mi (77,870 sq km). They constitute the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku; the provincial capitals are, respectively, Ambon and Ternate. The population is ethnically diverse, including Malays and Papuans and people of Dutch, Portuguese, and Javanese descent. Known as the “Spice Islands,” the Moluccas were part of the Asian spice trade before being discovered by the Portuguese in 1511, and they were fought over by the Spanish, English, and Dutch, eventually coming under the Dutch. Occupied by the Japanese during World War II, the islands were afterward incorporated into the state of East Indonesia and then into the Republic of Indonesia in 1949. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The book includes separate sections or chapters on ethnic conflict in Kalimantan, anti-Chinese violence and discrimination, separatist conflicts in East Timor, Papua and Aceh, and Christian-Muslim violence in Maluku, as well as discussions of the changing place of Islam in national politics, an overview of how successive regimes have tried to manage societal diversity, and an analysis of attempts to overcome post-Suharto conflicts by introducing regional autonomy. This positive development follows the sustained successes of the Malino Accords signed in Maluku and Sulawesi, and the reported dissolution of the Muslim extremist group, Laskar Jihad, in October 2002. While claiming to be acting in defense of Muslims in the communal conflict in the Maluku islands, the group had exacerbated the situation. |
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