Doctor Johannes Alvarez Manusama (Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin is the capital of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located on a delta island near the junction of the Barito and Martapura rivers. As a result, Banjarmasin is sometimes called the "River City"...

, August 17, 1910 – Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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, December 29, 1995), a former schoolteacher and freemason, RMS Minister of Education and Minister of Defense (1950), was the third president of the Republic of South Moluccas (1966–1993). His father was South Moluccan

Maluku Islands

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, while his mother was Indo Eurasian. After briefly administering the aspirant state in the territory of the Moluccas, Manusama lived the rest of his life advocating independence and heading a government in exile

Government in exile

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 in the Netherlands

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. During his time, he hosted a regular radio show, "Voice of the Moluccas" and entered the Republik Maluku Selatan into the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation.