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| | Yogyakarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | In support of Indonesia declaring independence from the Dutch and Japanese occupation, in September 5, 1945, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX of Yogya and Sri Paku Alam VIII in Yogya declared their palaces to be part of the Republic of Indonesia. |
 | | In return for this unfailing support, a law was passed in 1950, in which Yogyakarta was granted the status of province Daerah Istimewa (Special Region Province), with special status in Indonesia that recognizes the power of the Sultan in contemporary domestic affairs. |
 | | Other famous universities in Yogyakarta are Indonesian Institute of the Arts - Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Univesitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Yogyakarta, Univesitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, and Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana. |
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