Captured by a teacher whose older generations were sent to Sarawak, Malaysia, in 1964, this photo depicts the height of the confrontation, which was waged by Indonesia to oppose the formation of Malaysia. As Malaysia was supported militarily by the West and Indonesia enjoyed indirect support from China and the Soviet Union, the confrontation represented a proxy war of the Cold War waged in Asia, the “Third World.”

1963-1966

The Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation

German Schools Abroad Society