Kartosoewirjo vs Alex Kawilarang
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
There were several factors which enabled Kartosoewirjo’s guerrillas to hold out for so long. They were supported by a wide section of the population.
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AT the beginning of 1950 a fully armed Siliwangi battalion attacked a house in which a meeting was taking place in the Tasikmalaya area of West Java. The troops stood on alert facing all directions. Their weapons were aimed at the house. Inside the house was suspected to be Haji Syarif alias Ghozin, one of the DI/TII officers.
Not long after, the order to shoot was given. Bullets filled the air. However, the main target of the attack, Ghozin, es
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