The group declared an independent country , known as the Republic of the South Moluccas , or Republik Maluku Selatan ( RMS ) , April 25 , 1950 . The RMS was soon defeated by the Indonesian military , and its leadership formed a government in exile in the Netherlands , the former colonial ruler of Indonesia and the Moluccas . The RMS has kept a relatively low profile since the 1970s , when it was blamed for a series of terrorist attacks within the Netherlands , including the 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis in Wijster
1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
Johan Teterisa