Galang Refugee Camp
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Galang Refugee Camp was a major Indonesian camp that housed large numbers of Vietnamese boat people and other Indochinese refugees from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galang Refugee Camp canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
ⓘ
refugee camp ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administrative offices
ⓘ
housing barracks ⓘ medical clinic ⓘ places of worship ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monuments to Vietnamese boat people
ⓘ
museum about Indochinese refugees ⓘ |
| housed |
Cambodian refugees
ⓘ
Laotian refugees ⓘ Vietnamese boat people ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Indonesian ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galang Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riau Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Riau Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Riau Islands Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+7 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Batam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Batam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
receiving large numbers of Vietnamese boat people
ⓘ
role in the Indochinese refugee crisis ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indochinese refugee resettlement program
ⓘ
regional processing system for boat people in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
processing center for resettlement to third countries
ⓘ
temporary asylum for Indochinese refugees ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| regionServed | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
International Organization for Migration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNHCR NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | late 1970s ⓘ |
| usedUntil | mid-1990s ⓘ |
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