What if Maphilindo Was Formed in 1963?

The Pacific is known for their islands, there’s a lot of them you know? A handful of them made their own countries, like the Philippines and Indonesia. But did you know that there was actually a major movement to have a handful of these countries unite into a federation named Maphilindo in 1963? Why did it fail? What would have happened if it had formed, and would it stay around? Let me show you what I came up with! ▬ LINKS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHSKVWP Discord Server - https://discord.gg/jE48DHSGG9 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/RewritingHistory/membership ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 - Video Intro 00:23 - Explaining the Maphilindo Union 05:02 - The Disputes of Sabah and Sarawak 09:13 - Maphilindo Gets Formed 15:34 - Alternate Vietnam War 19:27 - Maphilindo Civil War 25:30 - Peace Treaty & Outcome 32:04 - Alternate Better Ending for Maphilindo