Qualla: Republic of West Papua https://qualla.com/republic-of-west-papua en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:28 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Republic of West Papua https://qualla.com/republic-of-west-papua Republic of West Papua: Introduction https://qualla.com/republic-of-west-papua/ On 1 December 2020, from offices the United Kingdom does not officially acknowledge, Benny Wenda announced that the United Liberation Movement for West Papua had formed a provisional government. A constitution was drafted. A cabinet was named. A flag - fourteen stars across bars of black, red, and white - was raised. The state it governs does not appear on any official map, is not a member of the United Nations, and exercises control over no territory. The Republic of West Papua exists as an idea carried by exiles, and as a claim pressed by the people who lived in the western half of New Guinea before it became Indonesia.

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]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/p/0/z/republic-of-west-papua-wp/rp0z-republic-of-west-papua-the-takeover.mp3 0:06 3 full Republic of West Papua: The ULMWP https://qualla.com/republic-of-west-papua/ The independence movement has not had a single voice for most of its history. Multiple factions with different strategies - diplomatic, political, armed - have competed for legitimacy since the 1960s. The Free Papua Movement, known by its Indonesian acronym OPM, has waged a low-i...

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