Greater Indonesia
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Greater Indonesia or in the Malay language, Indonesia Raya or Melayu Raya was a political concept that seeks to bring the Malay people together by uniting British Malaya with Dutch East Indies.[1]. It was espoused by students and graduates of Sultan Idris Training College for Malay Teachers in the late 1920s, and individuals from Sumatra and Java including Muh, Yamin and Sukarno in the 1950s.[1]
The idea for Greater Indonesia was penned by a history lecturer from Sultan Idris Training College for Malay Teachers by the name of Abdul Hadi Hassan.[citation needed]
The Malay nationalist Kesatuan Melayu Muda, founded by Ibrahim Hj Yaacob, was one of the more notable entities that embraced the concept as part of its goals.[2] During World War II advocates of Greater Indonesia collaborated with the Japanese against the British and the Dutch.[3] The cooperation was based on the understanding that Japan would unite Dutch East Indies, Malaya and Borneo and grant them independence.[3] It was understood that under a unified Japanese occupation of these areas, the formation of Greater Indonesia was possible.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b McIntyre, Angus (1973). "The 'Greater Indonesia' Idea of Nationalism in Malaysia and Indonesia.". Modern Asian Studies 7 (1): 75–83.
- ^ Page 208-209 Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah Sejarah Tingkatan 2. Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Wahid; Khoo, Kay Kim; Muhd Yusof bin Ibrahim; Singh, D.S. Ranjit (1994). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. ISBN 983-62-1009-1
- ^ a b c Graham, Brown (February 2005). "The Formation and Management of Political Identities: Indonesia and Malaysia Compared". . Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, University of Oxford
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