August 7, 2006
Brief Map of West Papua History
The first colonizers Humans first settled New Guinea at least 50,000 years ago, when it was connected to Australia by a land bridge. The British were the first Europeans to attempt colonization, but their 1793 colony was evacuated within two years. The Dutch were next, proclaiming on 24 August 18
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November 2, 2002
Legislators reject Papuan police chief
The Jakarta Post.com, National News
November 02, 2002
November 02, 2002
The appointment of the new Papua Police chief has met with opposition from Governor Jaap Salosa and local lawmakers, who say the selection process violates the special autonomy law that applies to the province.
Yan L. Ayomi, a regional representative at the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), and Papuan provincial legislators Paskalis Kossay of the Golkar Party and Indarto Tanaya of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) said on Friday that the appointment of Insp. Gen. Budi Utomow as the provincial police chief by National Police chief Ge. Da’i Bachtiar was not legitimate as it was not done in consultation with the Papua governor. More on Legislators reject Papuan police chief
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