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Indonesia continued to fight for its
independence through diplomacy.
Although Indonesia had reached
agreements with the Netherlands
several times, the Dutch always
violated the agreements. The
culmination was Dutch Military
Aggression I and II. The March 1, 1949
General Strike proved that the
THE POLITICS OF
THE POLITICS OF people had never been extinguished.
fighting spirit of the Indonesian
Finally, through the Round Table
DIPLOMACY
DIPLOMACY
Conference (RTC), the Netherlands
recognized Indonesia's sovereignty.
Diplomacy was the key to success in
achieving recognition of sovereignty
from the international community.
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