摘要：This article attempts to examine the historical origin of the secessionist movement in West Papua. It will be shown that the policy of the colonial rule—the Netherlands—not to transfer the disputed territory of West New Guinea to Indonesia, but to prepare for its independence during 1949—1961, had a deep consequence in the development of West Papuan nationalism and separatism. As a result, after the "transfer of authority" from UNTEA to Indonesia in 1963, the former colonial ruler had already planted a "time bomb" for the Indonesian authority: the seed of West Papuan nationalism. Its manifestation is the rise of West Papuan aspiration to separate from Indonesian rule and persistence of West Papuan armed resistance towards Indonesian "colonial" rule under the Free Papua Movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM).
关键词：The Netherlands; Indonesia; West Papuan Nationalism; ;Secessionism
