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East Sumatra revolution

The East Sumatra revolution began on 3 March 1946, when several royal families in the region were murdered and sultanates overthrown.

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Several factors have been attributed to the outbreak of violence: the widespread belief that the sultans collaborated with Dutch colonial forces; resentment of the aristocratic class, and tension between ethnic and non-ethnic Malays.

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The Javanese, the third-largest group at this time, were perceived by the Malays to have a lower social status than themselves.

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