
Indonesia Rising: The struggle to reclaim history
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 5/4/2026

From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 5/4/2026
Indonesia declared independence from Dutch rule in 1945, sparking a violent revolution. It was the first country to do so in the wake of World War II and a move that quietly shaped the Global South into what it is today. How did the revolution start? What effect did it have internationally? And why…