Republic of West Melanesia
- Republic of West Melanesia
The Republic of West Melanesia was proclaimed in 1984, in Irian Jaya, on the western part of the island of New Guinea. The leaders were arrested by Indonesian authorities.
External links
* [http://www.westpapua.ca/?q=en/node/80 Escaping to Vanimo: West Papuan Refugees in Papua New Guinea]
* [http://www.insideindonesia.org/edit56/kilvert.htm Raising the West Papua Flag]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_200201/ai_n9071114/pg_13 "Already sovereign as a people": A Foundational Moment in West Papuan Nationalism]
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