The Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) (Indonesian: Front Kedaulatan Maluku) is a secessionist movement on Ambon Island, aiming to restore the Republic of the South Moluccas (RMS).[1] It was established on June 15, 2000 at Ambon.[2]
| Maluku Sovereignty Front | |
|---|---|
| Front Kedaulatan Maluku | |
 Emblem of the U.S. Representative of Maluku Sovereignty Front | |
| Also known as | Front for the Sovereignty of the Moluccas |
| Leader | Alex Manuputty |
| Active regions | Maluku Islands |
| Ideology | Moluccan nationalism Liberal conservatism Anti-communism |
They have been monitored by the Indonesian military for stockpiling weapons and other activities. Indonesian sources claim that the group first emerged in January 1999.[citation needed]
One of their activities has been to fly the banned flag of the Republic of South Maluku in public places to commemorate an unsuccessful secession attempt in 1950.[3]
The leader of the FKM organisation Alex Manuputty has fled to the United States, but continues to support independence.[4]
References edit
- ^ Christian separatist on trial in Indonesia, BBC, August 19, 2002.
- ^ Front Kedaulatan Maluku (Maluku Sovereignty Front) Globalsecurity.org
- ^ Chris Brummitt, Christian separatist leader threatens to raise independence flags in Maluku, Associated Press, April 5, 2002.
- ^ Live video footage interview with Alex Manuputty in exile, in the USA.
Further reading edit
- "Romanticism of South Maluku separatists in exile". Jakarta Post. December 6, 2010.
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