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Melanesians, Polynesians, Moluccans, Malagasy. The Ambonese (Ambonese: Orang Ambong), misunderstood as well as Moluccans, are an ethnic group of mixed Austronesian and Melanesian origin. They are majority Christians followed by Muslims. The Ambonese are from Ambon Island in Maluku, an island group east of Sulawesi and north of Timor in ...
t. e. The Maluku sectarian conflict was a period of ethno-political conflict along religious lines that occurred in the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, with particularly serious disturbances on the islands of Ambon and Halmahera. The duration of the conflict is generally dated from the start of the Reformasi era in early 1999 to the signing of the ...
Ambon (formerly Dutch: Amboina) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Maluku. This city is also known as Ambon Manise , which means "beautiful" or "pretty" Ambon in the Ambonese language .
Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of 743.37 km 2 (287.02 sq mi) and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon to the south and various districts (kecamatan) of the Central Maluku Regency to the north. The main city and seaport is Ambon ...
Bernas (Yogyakarta) – ceased publication in 2018, continued online. Harian Bola – daily version of Bola. Harian Pelita (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2019, continued online. Indonesia Raya (Jakarta) Indopos (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2020, continued online. Republika (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2022, continued online.
Ambonese Malay or simply Ambonese is a Malay -based creole language spoken on Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands of Eastern Indonesia. It was first brought by traders from Western Indonesia, then developed when the Dutch Empire colonised the Maluku Islands and was used as a tool by missionaries in Eastern Indonesia.
Invasion of Ambon. At the time of the RMS proclamation, there were 7,345 former KNIL troops stationed in Ambon, including 2,500 Ambonese. These soldiers became the backbone of APRMS. After a naval blockade by the Indonesian navy, an invasion of Ambon took place on 28 September 1950.
On 26 September 2019, a strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Seram Island in Maluku, Indonesia, near the provincial capital of Ambon. The earthquake struck at 07:46:44 Eastern Indonesia Time (23:46:44 on 25 September UTC) with a shallow depth of 18 km. The tremor could be felt throughout the island, with an intensity of very strong (VII ...