De Eigenlijke Geschiedenis Van de RMS

• published: 15 Jun 2015
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During the Indonesian National Revolution or Indonesian War of Independence, the Dutch had to disband the reinstated KNIL and the native soldiers had the choice of being demobilised or joining the army of the Republic of Indonesia. On April 20, 1950, the state of East Indonesia's cabinet resigned because the no-confidence vote and finally the state of East Indonesia was dissolved and merged into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Andi Aziz uprising failure, causing the end of the State of East Indonesia. Soumokil but not unyielding to release the Central Maluku from the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Even in meetings with leaders in Ambon KNIL and Ir. Manusama, he proposed that the area be used as a local South Maluku independence. If necessary the Board of the South Moluccas had to be killed. The proposal was rejected, because the members who proposed that the proclamation of independence of South Maluku is the Regional Head of South Maluku, namely J. Manuhutu. Before the proclamation of "RMS" in advance has been made propaganda secession of the Republic of Indonesia by the governor "Sembilan Serangkai" which consists of the KNIL and "Timur Besar" Party. While before the proclamation of the RMS, Soumokil has managed to gather strength in the Central Maluku. Meanwhile, those who expressed support for the Republic of Indonesia threatened, imprisoned and killed, an example in Lattu village. Finally on April 25, 1950 in Ambon proclaimed Republic of South Maluku (RMS) by Mr. Dr. Ch. R.S. Soumokil. The Indonesian Government tried to solve this problem peacefully is to send a peace mission led by indigenous leaders Maluku, namely dr. Leimena. But this mission was rejected by Soumokil. Peace mission sent further comprising politicians, pastors, doctors, reporters are not able to meet with followers of Soumokil. Because peace efforts stalled, the government conducted a military operation to destroy the RMS movement. This uprising appeared in the South Maluku organized with the help of the Dutch government and military. The RMS had strong support among the Ambonese KNIL soldiers. When after heavy fighting the RMS was repressed at Ambon, the soldiers refused to be discharged there. They now demanded to be demobilised at Seram, where counter revolutionary pockets of resistance against Indonesia still existed. But mostly there are some KNIL soldiers also were changed and joined the Republic of Indonesia to participate destroy RMS. The Dutch government finally decided to transport the remaining men and their families to the Netherlands. They were discharged on arrival and 'temporarily' housed in camps until it was possible for them to return to the Moluccan islands. In this way around 12,500 persons were settled in the Netherlands, more or less against their will and certainly also against the original plans of the Dutch government. This situation led to growing tension and to splits within the RMS movement. The older generation of leaders of the RMS movement saw their authority challenged. Finally the crisis in the Ambonese communities exploded in a decade of violence against internal rivals and Dutch society. Attacks on a train and on a village school in 1977 led to a final escalation of the violence.