Linggadjati Agreement

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The Linggadjati Agreement was a 1946 political accord between the Netherlands and Indonesian nationalists that provisionally recognized de facto Indonesian authority over parts of Java, Sumatra, and Madura and outlined a path toward a federal United States of Indonesia.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf peace accord
political agreement
aimedToCreate United States of Indonesia
alsoKnownAs Linggajati Agreement
Perjanjian Linggajati
conflictContext Dutch–Indonesian conflict
context Indonesian National Revolution
countryInvolved Indonesia
Netherlands
dateSigned 1946-11-15
envisionedFormOfState federal state
followedBy Dutch military offensives in Indonesia
Renville Agreement
geopoliticalScope Java
Madura
Sumatra
historicalPeriod post–World War II decolonization
intendedTo define interim territorial control in Indonesia
provide roadmap to full sovereignty for Indonesia
language Dutch
Indonesian
ledTo political tensions between Dutch and Indonesian negotiators
legalNature provisional political accord
mediatedBy British representatives
party Dutch government
Indonesian nationalists
placeSigned Java
Linggajati
West Java
providedFor ceasefire between Dutch and Indonesian forces
formation of a Netherlands–Indonesian Union
negotiations on a federal constitution
transfer of sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia
ratifiedBy Dutch parliament with modifications
Indonesian side with reservations
recognized de facto Indonesian authority
recognizedAuthorityOver Madura
parts of Java
parts of Sumatra
relatedTo Dutch East Indies decolonization
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
resultedIn temporary reduction of hostilities
signedBy Dutch delegation representatives
Sutan Sjahrir
statusOfIndonesia constituent state in a federal United States of Indonesia
subjectOf debates over Indonesian sovereignty
yearSigned 1946

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Linggadjati Agreement ("Linggajati Agreement")
Linggadjati Agreement ("Perjanjian Linggajati")
alsoKnownAs
Indonesian National Revolution
Indonesian National Revolution ("Renville Agreement")
significantEvent
Operation Product
relatedAgreement

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