1945 PETA revolt in Blitar
Uprising against Japanese occupation by local armies in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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] The revolt ended unsuccessfully; most of the rebels abandoned the attack, or were captured or killed by the Japanese. Nevertheless, the government of Indonesia acknowledged the revolt as a meaningful revolution.
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1998 Indonesian stamp commemorating the revolt | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
PETA | Japan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Supriyadi | Miyamoto Shizuo[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
78 captured[2] |
The rebels were led by Supriyadi, who disappeared after the revolt. In 1975, President Suharto issued Presidential Decree no.63 of 1975 officially acknowledging Supriyadi as a national hero of Indonesia.[4]