Indonesian Separatist Movements Quiz

Who led the DI/TII movement in West Java with the aim of establishing the Indonesian Islamic State?

• Kartosuwiryo

• Soekarno

• Sudirman

• Ahmad Yani

• Sutan Sjahrir

PRRI (Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia) was a separatist movement that emerged in 1958 in...

• Kalimantan and Java

• Sulawesi and Papua

• Sumatra and Sulawesi

• Maluku and Bali

• West Java and Aceh

The main cause of the emergence of the Republic of South Maluku (RMS) movement in 1950 was...

• Rejection of the formation of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia

• Desire to form a federal state

• Discontent with the central government's economic policies

• Ethnic conflict in Maluku

• Support from foreign countries

The Indonesian government's effort to recapture West Irian from the Netherlands was known as...

• Operation Dwikora

• Operation Seroja

• Operation Mandala

• Operation Trikora

• Operation Kikis

The conflict in Aceh from 1976-2005 ended with the signing of a peace agreement known as...

• Linggadjati Agreement

• Renville Agreement

• Roem-Royen Agreement

• Helsinki Agreement

• Bongaya Agreement

The OPM (Free Papua Movement) that emerged during the New Order era aimed to...

• Establish a communist state in Indonesia

• Maintain Papua's status quo as part of Indonesia

• Establish an independent state in Papua

• Merge Papua with Australia

• Establish an Islamic state in Papua

The Madiun PKI Rebellion in 1948 aimed to...

• Overthrow Hatta's government

• Establish a socialist state in Indonesia

• Unite Indonesia with the Soviet Union

• Maintain the government of the Republic of Indonesia

• Restore Dutch colonial rule

The Permesta movement that occurred in Sulawesi from 1957-1961 was a protest against...

• Unfair economic policies of the central government

• Rejection of the concept of a federal state

• Foreign military intervention

• Designation of Indonesian as the national language

• Merger of Papua into Indonesia

The resolution of the conflict in Aceh through the Helsinki Agreement granted Aceh special rights including...

• Full autonomy in defense

• Formation of the Aceh state

• Special autonomy in religion and education

• Freedom to join another country

• Tax exemption for the people of Aceh

One of the figures who played a role in suppressing the DI/TII rebellion in South Sulawesi was...

• Lieutenant General Soeharto

• Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Yani

• Colonel Alexander Evert Kawilarang

• General Sudirman

• Colonel Slamet Riyadi