The giant waves that engulfed the impoverished province on the northern tip of Sumatra island on December 26, 2004, killing tens of thousands, paved the way for an end to three decades of conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/19/asia-pacific/politics/peace-2004-tsunami-indonesia-aceh/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #tsunami #bandaaceh
'Peace was born': How the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia's Aceh

The giant waves that engulfed the impoverished province killed tens of thousand — and paved the way for an end to three decades of conflict.

The Japan Times