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Islam and Independence in Southeast Asia

According to an essay by Gary P. Steenson published online by California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo, there are two basic models for decolonization and independence, and each of these models contains infinite variations. The first model for independence involves an indigenous movement led by people trained by the colonial power that bring pressure on the colonial power that ultimately leads to a peaceful breaking of ties between the former colony and the former colonial power. Steenson writes that the best-known use of this model is the independence and decolonization of India. The second model involves indigenous efforts for independence that are resisted, resulting in armed insurrection, ultimately resulting in independence. The best known example of this would involve the reunification and independence of Vietnam.

Steenson writes that the Dutch fought a "stupid losing effort in Indonesia, giving up in 1949." Indonesia's efforts for independence began in 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War. Indonesia declared its independence. It took four years to achieve independence. This period was punctuated by negotiations, mediation by the United Nations, and armed conflict between the Dutch colonial powers and the Indonesian independence movement. Steenson suggests that Vietnam did not use the colonial model for its independent movements because Vietnam's indigenous leaders saw no possibility of compromise on the part of France. Charles de Gaulle wrote that the efforts of France and its colonizing work around the world were such that it precluded the idea of autonomy or even the possibility of any gradual, evolutionary movement towards greater independence outside of French control. De Gaulle added that the establishment, even in the future of any type of self-government for French colonies, including Vietnam, was "out of the question." Ultimately, t

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Islam and Independence in Southeast Asia. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 16:05, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/2000382.html