 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Panguva kusvikira kuzvitonga kweIndonesiamuna 1945, Surabaya ndiro raiva guta guru muDutch East Indies neSoutheast Asia. East Java yakanga iriwo nzvimbo yezveupfumi yeDutch East Indies nemhaka yekutengesa zvinonhuhwirira uye Surabaya yaiva chiteshi chikuru kupfuura zvose muNusantara. Mumiririri wamakonsular aizozivisazve kuAmerican Embassy muThe Hague nzvimbo yeHurumende yeDutch Empire pamusoro pezvinodikanwa zveAmerica muSurabaya. 