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Legion of the Just Ruler

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39: 25: 209:. Without a strong leader, APRA had ceased to function by February 1950. APRA's actions led to the incarceration of Hamid II and accelerated the dissolution of the federal United States of Indonesia on 17 August 1950, turning Indonesia into a unitary state dominated by the central government in Jakarta. 174:
personnel. By 1950, APRA had evolved from a series of rural self-defense units into a 2,000-strong fighting force. Unhappy with the growing influence of Sukarno's government, Westerling conspired with the federalist
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descent and come to save the people of Java and establish universal peace and justice. With his mixed Turkish heritage in mind, Westerling used the myth of the Just Ruler to create a following.
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following his demobilisation on 15 January 1949. The militia's name was derived from a passage from the medieval
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and assassinate several prominent Republican figures including the Defense Minister Sultan
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against the Republican government. While the Legion managed to temporarily occupy
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Westerling claimed to be fighting to preserve the component states of the federal
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militia and private army established in the aftermath of the
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Dutch
Indonesian
Dutch
Indonesian National Revolution
KNIL
Captain
Raymond Westerling
Joyo Boyo
Ratu Adil
Turkish
Republic of the United States of Indonesia
Javanese
unitary
Republic of Indonesia
Sukarno
Hatta
Darul Islam
Ambonese
Malays
Minahasans
KNIL
Special Forces Regiment
Royal Netherlands Army
Sultan of Pontianak
Hamid II
coup d’état
Bandung
RUSI Cabinet

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