Mopah Airport
Mopah International Airport ( Indonesian: ''Bandar Udara Internasional Mopah'') is an international airport in Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia. The airport is Indonesia's second easternmost airport after Sentani International Airport in Sentani. The airport serves as the main gateway to several tourist destinations around Merauke, the most notably is Wasur National Park. History The original air strip measured 150 X 6,000' and was started on June 28, 1943 by Seabees of the 55th Naval Construction Battalion during World War II as part of Naval Base Merauke.Merauke airfield, Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, Building the Navy's Bases in World War II, Volume II (Part III, Chapter 26), Chapter XXVI, Bases in the Southwest Pacific, Naval History and Heritage Command web-site, Published: Wed Feb 14, 201/ref> The airfield had a No. 86 Squadron RAAF and a few bombers assigned to do daily reconnaissance and bombing missions. After the Surrender of Japan in 1945, allied forces departed th ...
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Government Of Indonesia
The term Government of Indonesia ( id, Pemerintah Indonesia) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively to the three traditional branches of government – the executive branch, legislative branch and judicial branch. The term is also used colloquially to mean the executive and legislature together, as these are the branches of government responsible for day-to-day governance of the nation and lawmaking. At its narrowest, the term is used to refer to the executive branch in form of the Cabinet of Indonesia as this is the branch of government responsible for day-to-day governance. History Liberal democracy era An era of Liberal Democracy ( id, Demokrasi Liberal) in Indonesia began on August 17, 1950 following the dissolution of the federal United States of Indonesia less than a year after its formation, and ended with the imposition of martial law and President Sukarno's 1959 Decree, President Sukarno's decree regarding the introduction ...
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