SOAL NO : 19

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        The Dutch launched a military offensive on December 19, 1948, which they termed as the Operation Crow.

        By the following day they had conquered the city of Yogyakarta, the location of the temporary Republican capital. By the end of December, all major Republican held cities in Java and Sumatra were in Dutch hands.

        The Republican President, Vice-President, and all but six Republic of Indonesia’s ministers were captured by Dutch troops and exiled on Bangka Island off the east coast of Sumatra. In areas surrounding Yogyakarta and Surakarta, Republican forces refused to surrender and continued to wage a guerrilla war under the leadership of Republican military chief of staff General Sudirman who had escaped from the Dutch offensives. An emergency Republican government was established in West Sumatra.

       On March 1, 1949 at 6 am, Republican forces launched March 1 General Offensive. The offensive caught the Dutch by surprise. For his part, Hamengkubuwono IX allowed his palace to be used as a hide out for the troops. For six hours, the Indonesian troops had control of Yogyakarta before finally retreating.

        The offensive was a moral and diplomatic success, inspiring demoralized troops all around Indonesia, as well as proving to the United Nations that the Indonesian army still existed and were capable of fighting. On the other hand, the offensive had demoralized the Dutch forces, because they never thought that Indonesian forces could assault and control the city, even for a few hours.

At the end of December 1948, the Dutch military force ….


A. could be withdrawn by Indonesian army

 

B. governed Bangka Island off the east coast of Sumatra

 

C. established an emergency government in West Sumatra

 

D. started attacking most of the cities in Java and Sumatra

 

E. could rule most of Republican cities in Java and Sumatra

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