East Borneo Region

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East Borneo Region

Daerah Kalimantan Timur
State-level autonomous region of Indonesia
1947 – 1950
(Dutch Puppet State until 27 December 1949)
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Location of East Borneo within the USI
History 
 Established
12 May 1947
 Disestablished
24 March 1950
Preceded by
Succeeded by
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East Borneo Region (Indonesian : Daerah Kalimantan Timur) was a component entity of the United States of Indonesia in eastern part of Borneo. It was established on 12 May 1947 with capital at Samarinda. East Borneo was dissolved on 24 March 1950 and became part of Kalimantan Province which was formed on 14 August 1950 with its capital at Banjarmasin. Following the division of Kalimantan Province, the former territory of East Borneo was assigned to East Kalimantan in 1956.

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