Southeast Borneo Federation () was an autonomous area formed in the southeastern part of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
n island of
Borneo
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by the
Netherlands
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in 1948 as part of an attempt to re-establish the colony of the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...
during the
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during A ...
. Southeast Borneo became a
constituent part of the
United States of Indonesia
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in 1949. The Federation was dissolved on 18 April 1950 and combined with
Great Dayak and
Bandjar to form
South Kalimantan Province.
Person of interests
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Mohammad Jamani
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History of Indonesia
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Indonesian National Revolution
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Indonesian regions
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States and territories established in 1948
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