Asia Pacific, 04 Aug 1947: Indonesian War of Independence
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 04 Aug 1947 (End of the Old Order: Indonesian War of Independence), showing the following events: Chinese Civil War reopens; Dutch return to Indonesia; Treaty of Manila; Outbreak of First Indochina War; Mountbatten Plan; Operation Product.

S o v i e t U n i o n

D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Neth.)

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Nationalist

China

Chinese

Communists

Philippines(US infl.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Australia(Br. dom.)

Fr.
Indo-
china(Fr. prot.)

T.N.G.(Aus. T.T.)

Solomon Is.(Br.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Papua &
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Taiwan(Nat. Ch.)

Kuril Islands(Sov. adm.)

Ryukyu Is.(US adm.)

Rep. of
Indonesia

N.Korea(Sov. occ.)

S.Korea(US occ.)

Brunei(Br. prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

B.C.O.Z.(Br./Com. pres.)

Nauru(Aus. mand.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(Br.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Tokelau(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(Br.)

Marshall

Islands(US)

Mariana

Islands(US)

M i c r o n e s i a(US T.T.)

Paracel Is.(Fr. ctrl)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(US occ.)

Volcano Is.(US occ.)

International
Date Line

Jun 1946Chinese Nationalists
attack Communists,
reopening Civil War

Jul–Nov 1946Dutch return to East Indies

4 Jul 1946US grants Philippines
independence

Dec 1946Outbreak of Indochina War
between Viet Minh & French

Jun 1947Violence erupts
over partition
of India

21 Jul–4 Aug 1947Dutch “police action” against Indonesia

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