APRA insurgency.

APRA coup d'état is the uprising that took place on January 23, 1950 in Bandung. Events this uprising led by Colonial Army Captain named Captain Raymond Westerling, with a view to maintain the shape of a federal country in Indonesia and has its own standing army in the state - the state of the Republic of Indonesia this. The origin of this movement was initially based on the existence of public confidence in the forecast Jayabaya who say that the existence of a queen Fair which will take them to the safe and peaceful atmosphere and can leads fairly and wisely.

On Thursday, January 5, 1950, sent a letter to the government Westerling RIS that it is an ultimatum. He demanded that the Government RIS appreciate states, especially Sundanese State and Government RIS must admit APRA as Sundanese army. RIS Government should give a positive answer preformance within 7 days and if it is rejected, then there will be a big war.
Westerling ultimatum is certainly cause anxiety not only among the RIS, but also in the Netherlands and dr. H.M. Hirschfeld (German-born), Nederlandse Hoge Commissaris (High Commissioner Netherlands) newly arrived in Indonesia.
on January 23, 1950, Westerling launched his coup. Dawn 4:30, KNIL Lieutenant Colonel T. Cassa called General Engels and reported: "The APRA powerful forces moving through the Great Post Road to Bandung."
Westerling and his men shot dead every member of the military that they found on the street. 94 (800) members of the military killed in the massacre, including Lieutenant Colonel Lembong, while at the APRA party, no one victim.

Once satisfied to massacre in Bandung, Westerling go visit the Sultan Hamid II (Minister of State at the Cabinet RIS), from talks, appeared a plan to kidnap Hamengkubuwono IX (Minister for Defence and Security), General Secretary of Defense Mr. Ali Budiardjo, and colonel Simatupang (army staff officers).
Crackdown and the pursuit of APRA gangs who are doing the reverse movement to be done by the military. In a battle in the area Pacet on January 24, 1950, troops managed to destroy the rest of the gang FARMER APRA.
In the city of Bandung also dispensed cleaning and detention of those involved, including some state leaders Sundanese. After escaping from Bandung, Westerling still continues his adventures in Jakarta. He planned a movement to capture all RIS Minister who was attending a cabinet meeting, and kill the Minister of Defence of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence Mr. A. Budiardjo, and Acting Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Colonel TB Simatupang. The movement can be thwarted and then it is known that the brain is the Sultan Hamid II, who is also a member of the Cabinet as Minister without portfolio RIS. Sultan Hamid II can be immediately arrested, while Westerling had fled abroad by plane ride Catalina Dutch Navy.
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