West New Guinea dispute
E530301
The West New Guinea dispute was a post–World War II decolonization conflict between the Netherlands and Indonesia over sovereignty of the western half of New Guinea, ultimately leading to its transfer to Indonesian control in the 1960s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decolonization conflict
ⓘ
post–World War II conflict ⓘ territorial dispute ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | indigenous Papuans ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
West Irian dispute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Papua dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticDimension | intense international negotiations ⓘ |
| endTime | 1969 ⓘ |
| finalStatusDeterminationProcess | Act of Free Choice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalStatusYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War rivalry in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Act of Free Choice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Trikora NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of UNTEA ⓘ |
| legalBasisOfTransfer | New York Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
West New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western half of New Guinea ⓘ |
| mainIssue | sovereignty over West New Guinea ⓘ |
| mediatedBy |
United Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryDimension | limited armed clashes ⓘ |
| modernRegionName |
Papua Province of Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Papua Province of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | decolonization of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ |
| postColonialState | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorConflict | Indonesian struggle for independence from the Netherlands ⓘ |
| regionAfterTransfer |
Irian Barat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irian Jaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | transfer of West New Guinea to Indonesian control ⓘ |
| startTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
human rights discussions regarding the Act of Free Choice
ⓘ
international law debates on self-determination ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| transferTo | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transitionalAdministration | United Nations Temporary Executive Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transitionalAdministrationAcronym | UNTEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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