why after over 300 years of dutch rule, contrary to other former colonies, Indonesia neither has significant leftovers of dutch culture nor is the dutch language spoken anywhere.

Question

why after over 300 years of dutch rule, contrary to other former colonies, Indonesia neither has significant leftovers of dutch culture nor is the dutch language spoken anywhere.

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Answer 1

The Indonesian legal system was developed by the Dutch, the existence of Christianity there was almost entirely the Dutch, the use of a Latin alphabet. Although there are linguistic influences, it seems that there was no push for the locals to learn Dutch until the government took over from the Dutch East India Company, around 1800.