Great Dayak Explained

Conventional Long Name:Great Dayak
Native Name:Grote Dajak
Dayak Besar
Common Name:Great Dayak
Subdivision:State-level autonomous region
Nation:Indonesia
P1:Dutch East Indies
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S1:Central Kalimantan
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Flag Type:Flag
Image Map Caption:Great Dayak in the United States of Indonesia
Date Start:7 December
Year Start:1946
Date End:18 April
Year End:1950
Life Span:1946–1950

Great Dayak (Indonesian: Dayak Besar, old spelling Indonesian: Dajak Besar ; Dutch; Flemish: Grote Dajak) was a component entity of the United States of Indonesia in Dayak regions on the island of Borneo. It was established on 7 December 1946 with a temporary capital at Bandjermasin (Banjarmasin). Great Dayak was dissolved on 18 April 1950 and became part of Kalimantan Province which was formed on 14 August 1950 with its capital also at Banjarmasin. Following the division of Kalimantan Province, the former territory of Great Dayak was assigned first to South Kalimantan in 1956 and then Central Kalimantan in 1957 where it remains today.

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