People's Security Army

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armed force military organization

The People's Security Army was an early Indonesian military force that played a key role in fighting for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Badan Keamanan Rakyat	2

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed force ⓘ military organization ⓘ
basedOn	Japanese-trained indigenous military cadres in Indonesia ⓘ
conflict	Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
follows	Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ
hasRole	internal security ⓘ national defense ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
hasType	guerrilla force ⓘ revolutionary army ⓘ
historicalContext	post-World War II decolonization in Southeast Asia ⓘ
inception	1945 ⓘ
languageOfName	Indonesian ⓘ
location	Java ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ other Indonesian islands ⓘ
nativeName	People's Security Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Badan Keamanan Rakyat People's Liberation Army ⓘ surface form: Tentara Keamanan Rakyat
notableFor	early institutional core of Indonesian military ⓘ mobilizing former PETA and Heiho members ⓘ
operationalPeriod	mid-1940s ⓘ
opponent	Allied occupation forces in Indonesia ⓘ Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
organizedUnder	Indonesia ⓘ surface form: Republic of Indonesia
partOf	Indonesian National Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Indonesian armed forces
precededBy	People's Security Agency ⓘ
purpose	defend Indonesian independence ⓘ resist Dutch attempts to restore colonial rule ⓘ
shortName	TKR ⓘ
significantEvent	evolution into the Indonesian National Armed Forces ⓘ formation after Indonesian Proclamation of Independence ⓘ reorganization into the People's Security Forces ⓘ
usedEquipment	captured Japanese weapons ⓘ improvised weapons ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

People's Security Agency → followedBy → People's Security Army ⓘ

Indonesian Republican armed forces → formedFrom → People's Security Army ⓘ

People's Security Agency → hasNameInLanguage → People's Security Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Badan Keamanan Rakyat

People's Security Army → nativeName → People's Security Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Badan Keamanan Rakyat

Indonesian National Revolution → participant → People's Security Army ⓘ