1945-1949 Indonesian War of Independence
- South Sulawesi massacre, about 3.000 civilians killed by Dutch and Indonesian resistance/forces
- Rawagede massacre, about 431 civilians killed by Dutch forces
- Bersiap massacre, about 20.000 civilians killed by Indonesian resistance/forces
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Famous quotes containing the words indonesian, war and/or independence:
“The inference is, that God has restated the superiority of the West. God always does like that when a thousand white people surround one dark one. Dark people are always “bad” when they do not admit the Divine Plan like that. A certain Javanese man who sticks up for Indonesian Independence is very lowdown by the papers, and suspected of being a Japanese puppet.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)
“If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Hail, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
And when the storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;”
—Joseph Hopkinson (1770–1842)