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Tsunami adds to turmoil afflicting Aceh.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 07-JAN-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Tsunami adds to turmoil afflicting Aceh.(WORLD)(BRIEFING/ASIA-PACIFIC)

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Byline: Katherine Clad, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

During this week's humanitarian visit to Indonesia, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were struck by the devastation at Aceh, the region at the northern tip of the island of Sumatra.

Indonesia is a vast southern archipelago close to the epicenter of the Dec. 26 earthquake that sent a tsunami across the Indian Ocean. The death toll in the country was 94,200, and most of the victims were in Aceh, where entire coastal towns were wiped out by the huge waves.

The disaster spotlighted the political turmoil in the province, where the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka in Indonesia's official language, or GAM) has been battling for independence for 28 years.

GAM has grown from...

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