Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia

Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia
Pemerintahan Revolusioner Republik Indonesia
1958–1961
Flag of PRRI
Flag
Indonesian Navy military operations against PRRI in Central Sumatra in 1958
Indonesian Navy military operations against PRRI in Central Sumatra in 1958
StatusUnrecognized revolutionary government
CapitalPadang
LanguageIndonesian
GovernmentParliamentary republic
Prime Minister 
• 1958–1961
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Historical eraCold War
• Established
17 February 1958
• Disestablished
28 September 1961
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Liberal democratic government
Guided democracy government
Today part ofIndonesia

The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Pemerintahan Revolusioner Republik Indonesia, abbr. PRRI) was a revolutionary government set up in Sumatra to oppose the central government of Indonesia in 1958.[1]

Although frequently referred to as the PRRI/Permesta rebellion, the Permesta rebels were a separate movement in Sulawesi, that had pledged allegiance with the PRRI on 17 February 1958.[2][3]

  1. ^ Audrey R. Kahin and George McT. Kahin, Subversion as Foreign Policy: The secret Eisenhower and Dulles debacle in Indonesia, p. 143
  2. ^ M.C. Ricklefs, A history of modern Indonesia since c.1200, p. 299.
  3. ^ Poesponegoro. Marwati Djoened, Notosusanto. Nugroho, (1992), Sejarah nasional Indonesia: Jaman Jepang dan zaman Republik Indonesia, PT Balai Pustaka, ISBN 978-979-407-412-1.