The Maluku Sovereignty Front (, FKM) is a

secessionist Secession is the formal withdrawal of a group from a Polity, political entity. The process begins once a group proclaims an act of secession (such as a declaration of independence). A secession attempt might be violent or peaceful, but the goal i ...

movement on

Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon, Maluku, Ambon to the south, and three districts (''k ...

, aiming to restore the Republic of the South Moluccas (RMS). It was established on June 15, 2000 at Ambon. They have been monitored by the Indonesian military for stockpiling weapons and other activities. Indonesian sources claim that the group first emerged in January 1999. One of their activities has been to fly the banned flag of the Republic of South Maluku in public places to commemorate an unsuccessful secession attempt in 1950. The leader of the FKM organisation Alex Manuputty has fled to the United States, but continues to support independence.Live video footage interview with Alex Manuputty in exile, in the USA.
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