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descent and come to save the people of Java and establish universal peace and justice. With his mixed
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44:Emblem of Legion of Ratu Adil
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364:Westerling: Guérilla Story
362:Venner, Dominique (1977).
339:Mes aventures en Indonesie
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346:Challenge to terror
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160:Minahasans
150:fighters,
79:was a pro-
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207:Singapore
108:Ratu Adil
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125:Javanese
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