Question
After Alauddin Ibrahim Mansur Syah gained control of a sultanate named for this region, he subdued its rajas which controlled half the world’s supply of pepper. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this region that also names a modern-day province of Indonesia. From 1976 to 2005, the GAM fought an insurgency in this region to protect its more conservative form of Islam.
ANSWER: Aceh (“ah-CHAY”) [or Nanggroë Acèh; or Provinsi Aceh; or Aceh Sultanate]
[10e] The Free Aceh Movement was brought to an end following one of these disasters produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which devastated the region.
ANSWER: tsunamis [accept Boxing Day Tsunami; prompt on floods or waves]
[10m] This second Indonesian president fought against the Acehnese insurgency until 1998, when his New Order ended following the Asian Financial Crisis.
ANSWER: Suharto
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