Joop Warouw

Joop Warouw
Born(1917-09-08)September 8, 1917
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
DiedOctober 15, 1960(1960-10-15) (aged 43)
Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Service / branch Indonesian Army
RankColonel
Battles / warsIndonesian National Revolution Permesta rebellion Executed

Jacob Frederick Warouw (8 September 1917 – 15 October 1960), also known as Joop Warouw, was a military officer involved in the Indonesian National Revolution. After the revolution, his appointments include Commander of VII/East Indonesia Military Territory (Indonesian: Tentara dan Teritorium (TT) VII/Indonesia Timur) and Military Attaché in Beijing. He was subsequently involved in the Permesta movement that sought greater regional autonomy from the central government in Java. He was killed by a fractious unit toward the end of the movement.[1]: 155 

  1. ^ Syafaruddin, Usman Mhd (2010). Tragedi Patriot dan Pemberontak Kahar Muzakkar [The Tragedy of the Fighter and Rebel Kahar Muzakkar] (in Indonesian). Narasi.