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The PETA revolt in Blitar (Indonesian: Pemberontakan PETA di Blitar) was an anti-occupation revolt in present-day Indonesia, which took place on 14 February 1945 by the PETA daidan (battalion) in Blitar. This revolt was widely known as the first major uprising of local armies in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation. [3]
Named as the Seikaigansyu Hōkōkai (Badan Kebaktian Rakyat Sumatera Barat or West Sumatran People's Loyalty Organization). [68] This was in line with the dissolution of all political parties and popular movements upon the Japanese arrival. [66] As unlike the Jawa Hōkōkai, such organizations were restricted to the individual residencies level ...
The Indonesian villagers and students began to fight the Japanese and seized the sabre of the Japanese chief to kill him. More Japanese arrived and 86 Japanese and 153 Indonesian villagers died in the fighting. The Japanese then arrested Zainal and 22 others for execution. Supriyadi lead a Peta mutiny against the Japanese in February 1945. [82]
Mudik (sometimes also known as pulang kampung) is an Indonesian term for the activity where migrants or migrant workers return to their hometown or village during or before major holidays, especially Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr). [2]
When Gajah Merah's Infantry landed, Ciung Wanara commander I Gusti Ngurah Rai went to Yogyakarta to discuss Bali's condition with the head of the Republic Indonesian Army (Indonesian: Tentara Republik Indonesia), who placed one ALRI warship in Gilimanuk Harbour. On 28 May 1946, I Gusti Ngurah Rai led the army's long march to East Bali.
In 1958, by Indonesian law (Undang-Undang) No. 64/1958, three provinces were established in the Lesser Sunda Islands: Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. [13] The area of East Nusa Tenggara province included the western part of Timor island, Flores, Sumba and many smaller islands in the region.
The Invasion of Sumatra was the assault by Imperial Japanese forces on the Dutch East Indies that took place from 14 February to 28 March 1942. The invasion was part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II and led to the capture of the island.
13 March 1920 – a Japanese Empire Consulate in Surabaya under the rule of Dutch East Indies. [3]8 December 1941 – Imperial Japanese Army began landing on Malay Peninsula, and simultaneously closed the Japanese Imperial Consulate in Surabaya in Dutch East India, the Japanese Imperial Consulate in Batavia, and the Japanese Imperial Consulate in Medan. [3]