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Indonesia’s Victory Statue Reflects Nation's Turbulent Rise
Jakarta marks independence 18 years on as Sukarno’s regime parades a 35 foot victory statue. West Irian victory cost the economy, with 70 percent of national capacity sunk into the military and a near billion dollar weapons debt from the Soviet bloc. Inflation and rice imports strain daily life while Java politics feed Communist momentum.
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