The following year some 12,000 Moluccan soldiers accompanied by their families went to the Netherlands, where they established a "Republic of the South Moluccas" government-in-exile.
Tahun berikutnya, 12.000 tentara Maluku bersama keluarganya berangkat ke Belanda dan mendirikan pemerintahan dalam pengasingan "Republik Maluku Selatan".