Operation 17 Agustus

Operation 17 Agustus
Part of Permesta–PRRI rebellion
Date17 April – 24 May 1958
(1 month and 1 week)
Location
Padang, West Sumatera.
Result
  • Indonesian victory
  • 500 PRRI soldiers surrendered. With this, PRRI was successfully crushed.
Belligerents
 Indonesia Indonesia PRRI
Commanders and leaders
Indonesia Sukarno
Indonesia Lt Gen. A.H Nasution
Indonesia Col. Ahmad Yani
 Indonesia Syafruddin Prawiranegara
Indonesia Assaat Dt. Mudo
Indonesia Col. Maludin Simbolon
Indonesia Lt.Col. Ahmad Husein
Strength
6,500 Indonesian army, navy, air force personnel Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown +- 500 Soldiers surrendered

Operation 17 Agustus (Indonesian: Operasi 17 Agustus) was a military operation led by Colonel Ahmad Yani which aimed to crush the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) movement in West Sumatra, specifically in Padang. This military operation is a joint operation involving the Indonesian Navy, Army and Air Force.[1] "August 17" refers to the password used by Colonel Ahmad Yani.

The deployment of military force to crush PRRI's power was the largest ever recorded in Indonesian military history[2][3] For three years, there was a civil war between the central army and PRRI troops which resulted in many PRRI casualties. The number of victims resulting from the short PRRI conflict was far greater than the victims of the war with the Dutch during the independence revolution.[4] Apart from that, many were not involved in PRRI but were victims of violence such as torture, robbery, and rape.[3][5]

  1. ^ /2017/04/cerita-operation-17-augustus-mendarat-di-kota-idnonesia-lumpuhkan-prri/,%20http://maritimnews.com/2017/04/cerita-operation-17-augustus-mendarat-di -kota-padang-paralyze-prri/ "The story of the August 17th operation landing in Padang City, Paralyzing PRRI". Retrieved 2020-12-02. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ Saafroedin Bahar. ETNIK, ELITE DAN INTEGRASI NASIONAL: MINANGKABAU 1945-1984 REPUBLIK INDONESIA 1985-2015 (in Indonesian). Gre Publishing.
  3. ^ a b Syamdani (2009). PRRI, pemberontakan atau bukan? (in Indonesian). Media Pressindo. ISBN 978-979-788-032-3.
  4. ^ Abrar Yusra (2011). PA100 Azwar Anas: an example from the Minang realm (in Indonesian). Publish Buku Kompas. ISBN 978-979-709-585-7. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ Nuryanti, Reni; Akob, Bachtiar (2019-10-01). Perempuan Dalam Historiografi Indonesia (Eksistensi Dan Dominasi) (in Indonesian). Deepublish. ISBN 978-623-02-0688-7.