Indonesian Republican armed forces

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The Indonesian Republican armed forces were the military forces of the Indonesian Republic that fought to secure and defend Indonesia’s independence during the Indonesian National Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alsoKnownAs Indonesian Republican armed forces
surface form: Republican forces (Indonesia)

Indonesian Republican armed forces
surface form: Tentara Republik Indonesia
commandStructure under authority of the Republican government of Indonesia
conflict Indonesian National Revolution
country Indonesia
disestablishedAsDistinctEntity after Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovereignty in 1949
followedBy Indonesian National Armed Forces
formedFrom Indonesian Republican armed forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Indonesian National Armed Forces (early revolutionary formations)

People's Security Agency
People's Security Army
goal defending the Republic of Indonesia
securing Indonesian independence
headquartersLocation Yogyakarta
surface form: Yogyakarta (during much of the revolution)
ideology Indonesian nationalism
includedBranch air forces
land forces
naval forces
legalBasis proclamations and decrees of the Republican government after 1945
notableCommander Mohammad Hatta
Sudirman
Sukarno
operatedIn Indonesian National Revolution
opposed Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia
surface form: Allied occupation forces in Indonesia

Dutch colonial forces
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
partOf Indonesia
surface form: Republic of Indonesia
precededBy Japanese-sponsored local auxiliary forces in Indonesia
role defense of Indonesian independence
war of independence against the Netherlands
significantEvent Battle against Dutch military offensives (police actions)
Indonesian National Revolution
surface form: Indonesian War of Independence

defense of the Republican heartland in Java and Sumatra
status defunct
timePeriod 1945–1949
usedLanguage Indonesian

Referenced by (7)

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

Indonesian Republican armed forces alsoKnownAs Indonesian Republican armed forces
this entity surface form: Tentara Republik Indonesia
Indonesian Republican armed forces alsoKnownAs Indonesian Republican armed forces
this entity surface form: Republican forces (Indonesia)
People's Security Agency followedBy Indonesian Republican armed forces
this entity surface form: Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (TKR)
Indonesian Republican armed forces formedFrom Indonesian Republican armed forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Indonesian National Armed Forces (early revolutionary formations)
Madiun Affair opponent Indonesian Republican armed forces
this entity surface form: Indonesian National Army
Indonesian National Revolution participant Indonesian Republican armed forces
Indonesian National Revolution participant Indonesian Republican armed forces
this entity surface form: Indonesian National Armed Forces