# Canonical recap data for Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation Ends (1966)
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slug: indonesia-malaysia-confrontation
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1966/indonesia-malaysia-confrontation"
title: Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation Ends
subtitle: The conclusion of three years of proxy warfare between Indonesia and Malaysia over Borneo reflected shifting Cold War alignments and Suharto's rise to power in Jakarta.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1966-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1966
decade: 1960
country:
name: Indonesia
slug: indonesia
summaryShort: The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia. Vital precursors to the conflict included Indonesia's policy of confrontation against Dutch New Guinea from March to August 1962 and the
summaryLong: The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of the state of Malaysia. Vital precursors to the conflict included Indonesia's policy of confrontation against Dutch New Guinea from March to August 1962 and the Indonesia-backed Brunei revolt in December 1962. Malaysia had direct military support from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Indonesia had indirect support from the USSR and China, thus making it an episode of the Cold War in Asia.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/British_forces_in_Borneo_during_Confrontation.jpg/1280px-British_forces_in_Borneo_during_Confrontation.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation"
  title: Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation was an armed conflict from 1963 to 1966 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of
wikidataQid: Q1361929
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260625125651/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-25
  label: Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation"
