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'Peace was born': how the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia's Aceh
Autonomy, amnesty - The rebels in the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had to agree to renounce their independence effort and were handed special autonomy in return, while Jakarta gave amnesty to fighters ...
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Shadia Marhaban on the Origins of the Conflict in Aceh Indonesia
It was a decision almost all Acehnese would come to regret. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was born in December 1976. Can you explain the conditions under which agitation in Aceh began? Did this ...
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Applying lessons from the Aceh conflict to EU peacekeeping missions
In 1976 conflict erupted in the Indonesian province of Aceh between the newly formed Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian military. This conflict was the result of the central government in ...
Peace with dignity
A new documentary on the Aceh peace process shows that dignity and humanity are key in resolving conflict and building ...