Great Dayak ( id, Dayak Besar, old spelling ; nl, Grote Dajak) was a component entity of the
United States of Indonesia
The United States of Indonesia ( nl, Verenigde Staten van Indonesiƫ, id, Republik Indonesia Serikat, abbreviated as RIS), was a short-lived federal state to which the Netherlands formally transferred sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies (except ...
in
Dayak regions on the island of
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
. It was established on 7 December 1946 with a temporary capital at
Bandjermasin (Banjarmasin). Great Dayak was dissolved on 18 April 1950 and became part of
Kalimantan Province which was formed on 14 August 1950 with its capital also at Banjarmasin. Following the division of Kalimantan Province, the former territory of Great Dayak was assigned first to
South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Selatan) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is the smallest province in Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of Borneo. The provincial capital was Banjarmasin until 15 February 2022 when it wa ...
in 1956 and then
Central Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Tengah) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five provinces in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangka Raya and in 2010 its population was over 2.2 million, while the 2 ...
in 1957 where it remains today.
Person of interests
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Helmuth Kunum
References
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* Abdul Haris Nasution, ''Sekitar perang kemerdekaan Indonesia: Periode Renville'' (Volume 7 dari Sekitar perang kemerdekaan Indonesia), DISJARAH-AD, dan Penerbit Angkasa, 1991.
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States and territories established in 1946
States and territories disestablished in 1950