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RMS (Republik Maluku Selat an) issues and it s influence In Ambon Conflict 1999 aims t o explain how t he RMS issue emer ged and it s influence on t he conflict t hat occur r ed in Ambon. RMS issues never discussed and was never a dominant t opic in polit ical and social life in t he communit y of Ambon since 1962. RMS issues wer e sympat het ic and moved by emot ion because both r eligious and solidar it y as well as nat ionalism. In addit ion t o t he r eligious solidar it y gr oup was also
