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(NOVEMBER 23, 1946)









                                                                                                                                                          On  November  21,  1945,  the  Allies


                                                                                                                                                          issued                           a               ultimatum                                      to                  the


                                                                                                                                                          Indonesians                                          to                 vacate                             North



                                                                                                                                                          Bandung, but the fighters ignored it,



                                                                                                                                                          leading                            to                clashes.                            A              second


                                                                                                                                                          ultimatum on March 23, 1946 ordered


                                                                                                                                                          the  emptying  of  the  entire  city.



                                                                                                                                                          Before  retreating,  TRI  launched  a



                                                                                                                                                          general
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and
                                                                                                                                                                                             attack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  set
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     South
                    BANDUNG THE
                   BANDUNG THE                                                                                                                            Bandung                               on               fire,                   creating                             the
                                                                                                                                                          “Bandung Lautan Api.”

                                    SEA OF FIRE
                                   SEA OF FIRE




















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