Andre Resapa was elected as the leader of
Partai Sosial Demokrat Madagaskar after Philibert Tsiranana announced that he intended to run for President of the new Republik Madagaskar. The new Constitution, 1972 Revision, update or maybe eliminate the current status of Special Administrative Regions. Those regions now are federal states, while the current federal states are shifted as provinces of Republik Indonesia. Therefore, there are now five states,
Republik Federal Indonesia as the national state,
Republik Indonesia, Republik Papua, Republik Melanesia and
Republik Madagaskar as the regional states. After deciding that Republik Federal Indonesia may be confused with
Republik Indonesia. The Indonesians decided to alter their name as
Republik Nusantara. So,
Republik Indonesia becomes the unifying banner for Pan-Austronesian nation.
Andre ever asked why we just name the newly revised federal republic as Austronesia. The only feedback he received was a backlash of using a similar name with Australia. In the 1970s, public hatred against Australia is still high, and none is willing to associate our nation with the southern nation.
Nevertheless, there is a general election coming for the revised Republik Federal Indonesia, and it seems that the magnet has shifted for the left.
Parindra, now
PNI-R, is unaware of the aftermath it created after the Madagaskar annexation. Andre’s native island is a left island, supportive of left economic and social policy. The next blow against
PNI-R is their hasty attitude of incorporating
Bahasa Indonesia as the unifying language there, instead of the current Malagasy language. In addition to it, French diaspora is still influential and thus prying for being noticed and cared for by the current government.
Partai Sosial Demokrat Madagaskar is allying for
Partai Persatuan Pembangunan. Adam Malik as the new figure for
PPP has shown great interests in allying the former. The region is promised to receive a majority for the
PSDM, possibly turning the tides for the left-wing political spectrum.
Despite the upcoming hopes, the
PSDM requested the
PPP in not allying
PKI. Although also a left-wing party,
PKI is yet a radical version of one, still advocate for a system akin to China and India. Mao Ze Dong is almost an icon for Asian Communism, and the face of the Soviet Union as the world’s commune was diminished as Yuri Andropov’s administration is tainted with what is called Vistula Spring.
Andre Resapa is grinning as the reports came. The results will be a landslide, and the
PNI-R can do nothing about it.
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Jenderal D.I. Panjaitan is sitting on a bivouac with the commanding
Brigadir Jenderal Aditya Rumbesa. The higher rank having received a repetitive report about the increasing problems in Papua. Especially the eastern portion,
Republik of Papua announces a martial law.
Organisasi Papua Merdeka, or a regional separatist, has sabotaged numerous civilian administrative offices. Moreover, Pot Mosbi is now overrun by
OPM, and declare the city as the new capital of Independent Papua. Indonesia is not happy about this, neither do Republik Papua. The contender in Pot Mosbi enraged Kaisiepo from Kotabaru.
‘What is the current situation?’
Jenderal Panjaitan asks. He was never briefed about the reports about Papua, but he guesses it would be dire.
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Semenanjung Ekor* is mostly controlled by the hostiles and proceeds to expand Westwards.
Cendrawasih is suffering difficulties entering the region. No road network, just jungles from Merauke to Kerema. They are having the upper hand.’
Jenderal Panjaitan analyzes the problem. Almost every part of Papua is just nature, no roads and trails to follow. Premier Suharto acknowledged this issue to the DPR, saying that a general infrastructure must be built in the region. However, as most of the money is drained for paving Java and Sumatra. DPR is not having more road-building unless they want to bankrupt the nation. Now, after the current embargo, it is going to.
‘We believed the Australians are involved in this, as Melanesia has not seen any US Fleet.’
Brigadir Jenderal Aditya continues.
Jenderal Panjaitan knows that the only way the Americans can bring supplies for the insurgents is from the East, and that is monitored by Melanesia. The nearest US base is Palau, and that cannot even support their own. The other bet is Guam, Mariana Islands. But it is inefficient that the US Air Force must travel thousands of miles, and met our lands first so that they land supplies for the rebels in Pot Mosbi.
Jenderal Panjaitan, once again, analyzes the situation on Papua. Presently, he decides he would execute a plan similar to what
Kolonel Suprapto did a decade ago.
‘Can we do the Miracle of Hanoi?’
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*Semenanjung Ekor is the Peninsula located at the South-Eastern tip of Papua, where Port Moresby, currently called Pot Mosbi, lies.