An Act of Free Choice

Download or read book An Act of Free Choice written by Pieter Drooglever and published by Oneworld Publications. This book was released on 2009-12-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important study introduces the history and people of West Papua, tracing the origins of the international conflict surrounding their struggle for self-determination following the Second World War. Based on three decades of exhaustive research and focusing particular attention on the sham referendum of 1969 - which Indonesia dubbed 'The Act of Free Choice', an election rigged to legitimize Indonesian control over West Papua - Droogleever highlights the continuing impact of this injustice on Indonesia's most underdeveloped and poverty-stricken province.