Editing Ternate (section)

=== 20th century–present ===
Like the rest of Indonesia, Ternate was occupied by [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces during [[World War II]]; eastern Indonesia was governed by the navy. After Japan surrendered in August 1945 and Indonesia declared independence, Ternate was reoccupied in early November 1945 by Allied forces who intended to return Indonesia to Dutch control. After World War 2, Ternate gained city status on 10 December 1946,<ref name=":2" /><sup>:18</sup> but was demoted to a district on 30 March 1965. It regained its city designation on 11 March 1981.<ref name=":2" /><sup>:19</sup> The sultanate still exists but with no power, and the titular rulers only act as cultural figures.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|date=2021-05-08|title=Raja-Raja Kerajaan Ternate Halaman all|url=https://www.kompas.com/stori/read/2021/05/08/200303079/raja-raja-kerajaan-ternate|access-date=2021-08-04|website=KOMPAS.com|language=id}}</ref>

Ternate became part of [[Maluku (Indonesian province)|Maluku]] when Indonesia became independent. There was some violence in Ternate during the [[Maluku sectarian conflict|1998–2000 sectarian conflict]] across the Maluku islands.<ref name="travel"/> After the split of the new North Maluku province, it was assigned as the ''de facto'' capital of the province until 2010, when [[Sofifi]] was chosen. However, Sofifi still lacked infrastructure and city status, and today most activity in the province is still conducted in Ternate.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-24|title=Bermasalah Selama 22 Tahun Jadi Ibu Kota Baru, Persoalan di Sofifi Mau Diselesaikan!|url=https://www.industriproperti.com/daerah/bermasalah-selama-22-tahun-jadi-ibu-kota-baru-persoalan-di-sofifi-mau-diselesaikan/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Www.IndustriProperti.Com|language=id-ID}}</ref>