Introduction
Name: Indonesia
History:
* the Dutch began to colinize Indonesia in the 17th century
* Japan occupied the islands from 1942-1945
* the worlds third most populous democracy
* has the worlds largest muslim population
* Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender
* it required four years of intermittent negotiations before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949.
* Current issues include:
- alleviating poverty
- improving education
- preventing terrorism
-consolidating democracy
- reforming the criminal justice system
* In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh.
* Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
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History:
* the Dutch began to colinize Indonesia in the 17th century
* Japan occupied the islands from 1942-1945
* the worlds third most populous democracy
* has the worlds largest muslim population
* Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender
* it required four years of intermittent negotiations before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949.
* Current issues include:
- alleviating poverty
- improving education
- preventing terrorism
-consolidating democracy
- reforming the criminal justice system
* In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh.
* Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
*HDI-