As in the Congo, the people of Irian Jaya have no political influence outside their country.

ECONOMIST: Bitter pill

At the time, the military leadership warned that it would not tolerate open displays of anti-Indonesian feeling in Irian Jaya.

BBC: Truce agreed in Irian Jaya

Freeport McMoRan will get only 3 tonnes of copper from a 360-tonne truckload at its Irian Jaya copper mine in Indonesia.

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On April 20, in a house on Irian Street in Jakarta's residential district of Menteng, two top Indonesian leaders broke fast together.

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Yet it is unfair to blame most of Irian's troubles on Freeport.

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With seven Europeans among the hostages, Irian was catapulted into world headlines.

CNN: Nip This Rebellion

Irian Jaya is Indonesia's largest, richest and least integrated province.

ECONOMIST: Bitter pill

They are banking on a big enough change at the centre that they can talk not only the East Timorese around, but also separatist groups in other provinces, such as Aceh and Irian Jaya.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia��s chance

It then became Irian Jaya.

ECONOMIST: Bitter pill

While Indonesia's right to rule in Irian is not contested by the United Nations, as in the case of East Timor, the country's own political scientists have warned for some years of the risk of Balkanization should the imbalances between eastern and western Indonesia not be addressed.

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