Invasion of Ambon
Indonesian military operation against Republic of South Maluku / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Japanese invasion during World War II, see Battle of Ambon.
The Invasion of Ambon was a combined Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the self proclaimed Republic of South Maluku.
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Invasion of Ambon | |||||||||
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Part of the aftermath of the Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||||
Indonesian Army M3 Stuart tank and troops patrolling in Ambon | |||||||||
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Indonesia | Republic of South Maluku | ||||||||
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20,000 | 1000[1] | ||||||||
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5000[lower-alpha 1] | 500[1] | ||||||||
5000 civilians killed[1] |
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