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· 22-01-2006: VP Kalla holds historic meeting with GAM chiefs
· 22-01-2006 - forum: VP Kalla holds historic meeting with GAM chiefs

01 January 2006 - Transport problems have delayed until early next week the withdrawal of Indonesia's last police reinforcements from Aceh, the final stage in a pullout of tens of thousands of soldiers and police under a landmark peace deal, police said. The contingent, which had been due to leave on Saturday, was likely to leave on Monday because of problems getting a vessel to ship them home.
· 06-01-2006: Govt withdraws last Aceh police personnel
· 01-01-2006: Govt to delay last Aceh police withdrawal

27 December 2005 - Aceh rebels formally disbanded their armed wing on Tuesday, effectively ending their 30-year separatist insurgency one year after the tsunami destroyed their battlefield. The move paves the way for the guerrillas to transform themselves into candidates in provincial elections in April, in which they expect to win strong support.
· 30-12-2005: Indonesia pulls last troops from Aceh province
· 29-12-2005: Indonesia to withdraw 24,000 troops from Aceh
· 27-12-2005: Aceh rebels disband armed wing
· 24-12-2005: Govt to withdraw last troops from Aceh on 29th December
· 19-12-2005: Former Aceh rebels complete weapons handover

02 November 2005 - An official of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) exiled leadership arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday after a 25-year absence to see the peace process aimed at ending nearly three decades of conflict. The Stockholm-based GAM and Indonesia's government were pushed back to negotiations partly by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
· 14-11-2005: Weapons handover continues in Aceh
· 02-11-2005: Exiled GAM leader returns to Aceh

17 October 2005 - The military will begin withdrawing 6,000 more soldiers from Aceh this week under the second phase of a landmark peace pact, a spokesman said. Erie Soetiko said 650 troops would leave the province tomorrow, the same day the armed forces expect former rebels of GAM to complete the second phase of its weapons handover.
· 2,500 more troops to be pulled out soon
· Second round of troop withdrawal from Aceh begins
· Army set for second Aceh troop pullout

16 September 2005 - Dozens of rebels from GAM, came to the regional capital of Banda Aceh Thursday to hand in a total of 78 weapons to international monitors from the E.U. and Asian nations. Scores of GAM fighters rode onto a football field, and watched under the scorching sun, as their leaders handed over weapon after weapon to members of the Aceh Monitoring Mission.

Soldiers wave their hands as they sing upon their withdrawal at Krueng Geukeuh port in Lhokseumawe. The soldiers were part of more than 30,000 troops to be withdrawn from the troubled-province as part of a peace deal between Indonesian government and Aceh rebels to end 29 years of fighting in the region.

Peace agreement reached over Aceh
· Indonesia withdraws troops from Aceh
· Indonesia pulls troops from Aceh province
· Aceh rebels begin surrendering weapons
· Indonesia and rebels agree formula for Aceh peace

History of the conflict and background information pages:
· A timeline of insurgency
· History of the conflict
· Escalating conflict
· Relevant Players
· Impact on Human Security

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