Operation Trikora
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Operation Trikora was a major Indonesian military and political campaign in the early 1960s aimed at wresting control of Western New Guinea (West Irian) from Dutch colonial rule and integrating it into Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Trikora canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6548989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Trikora Context triple: [Indonesian National Armed Forces, engagedIn, Operation Trikora]
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A.
Operation Tuleta
Operation Tuleta was a British police investigation into alleged computer hacking and related privacy breaches linked to the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
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B.
Operation Panchai Palang
Operation Panchai Palang was a major British-led military offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2009 aimed at clearing Taliban strongholds and securing the area ahead of national elections.
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C.
Operation Talwar
Operation Talwar was the Indian Navy’s maritime campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, aimed at blockading Pakistani ports and exerting naval pressure to support India’s military objectives.
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D.
Operation Priha
Operation Priha was a significant Israeli military action carried out during the War of Attrition against Egypt along the Suez Canal.
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E.
Operation Tindall
Operation Tindall was a British World War II deception plan designed to mislead German forces about Allied invasion intentions as part of the broader Operation Bodyguard strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Trikora Target entity description: Operation Trikora was a major Indonesian military and political campaign in the early 1960s aimed at wresting control of Western New Guinea (West Irian) from Dutch colonial rule and integrating it into Indonesia.
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A.
Operation Tuleta
Operation Tuleta was a British police investigation into alleged computer hacking and related privacy breaches linked to the wider News International phone hacking scandal.
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B.
Operation Panchai Palang
Operation Panchai Palang was a major British-led military offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2009 aimed at clearing Taliban strongholds and securing the area ahead of national elections.
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C.
Operation Talwar
Operation Talwar was the Indian Navy’s maritime campaign during the 1999 Kargil War, aimed at blockading Pakistani ports and exerting naval pressure to support India’s military objectives.
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D.
Operation Priha
Operation Priha was a significant Israeli military action carried out during the War of Attrition against Egypt along the Suez Canal.
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E.
Operation Tindall
Operation Tindall was a British World War II deception plan designed to mislead German forces about Allied invasion intentions as part of the broader Operation Bodyguard strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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political campaign ⓘ |
| announcedAt | Yogyakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Sukarno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 1961-12-19 ⓘ |
| codename | Tri Komando Rakyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sukarno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | West New Guinea dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act of Free Choice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
annexation of Western New Guinea by Indonesia
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end of Dutch colonial rule in Western New Guinea ⓘ integration of West Irian into Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
covert operations
ⓘ
diplomatic pressure ⓘ military pressure ⓘ propaganda campaign ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Indonesian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Netherlands New Guinea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Irian NERFINISHED ⓘ Western New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | People's Triple Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States mediation efforts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indonesia–Netherlands relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decolonization of Indonesia ⓘ |
| precededBy | diplomatic negotiations over Netherlands New Guinea ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | West Irian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indonesian nationalism
ⓘ
post-colonial territorial disputes ⓘ |
| result |
New York Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent transfer of Western New Guinea to Indonesia ⓘ transfer of administration of Western New Guinea to UNTEA ⓘ |
| significance | key step in Indonesian control over Papua region ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961-12-19 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| usedStrategy |
airborne infiltration into West New Guinea
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support for local pro-Indonesian groups ⓘ threat of large-scale amphibious invasion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Trikora Description of subject: Operation Trikora was a major Indonesian military and political campaign in the early 1960s aimed at wresting control of Western New Guinea (West Irian) from Dutch colonial rule and integrating it into Indonesia.
Referenced by (1)
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