Vanimo

Ted Diro - 01:06:35

Interview: 
Ted Diro
Time: 
01:06:35

Ted Diro discusses the point of tension over his 1977 meeting with the leadership of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) the Free Papua Movement.

Ted Diro - 00:34:47

Interview: 
Ted Diro
Time: 
00:34:47

Ted Diro outlines his thoughts about independence, saying it never occurred to him even at Sogeri. He states that he first became acquainted with the concept while serving in the military on the border in 1965 when John Guise and Pita Simogen arrived at the Vanimo station and said they were speading the message of independence. He states he did not know what independence meant and was ambivalent about it.

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