PACITAN - Minister of Culture (Menbud) Fadli Zon emphasized that the Indonesian Republic's War Headquarters House in Nawangan, Pacitan, East Java, is proof that the Republic of Indonesia still stands when the Netherlands claims that this country no longer exists.
The statement was made by Minister Fadli when reviewing the house that was used by the Great Commander General Sudirman as a guerrilla headquarters from April 1 to July 7, 1949, in the final phase of the Dutch Military Aggression II before returning to Yogyakarta.
According to Fadli, the Netherlands at that time violated the ceasefire agreement and then tried to build a narrative that the Republic of Indonesia had ended. However, the guerrillas led by General Sudirman in Java, along with resistance in other areas, showed the opposite.
"The Netherlands violated the ceasefire agreement and then General Sudirman led the guerrillas and moved around," said Menbud Fadli, Friday, March 27.
He said the physical resistance in Java and Sumatra was an important support for Indonesian diplomacy. The ongoing guerrilla gave a signal to the international community that the republic still existed and continued to fight Dutch colonialism.
"Because of the physical resistance in Sumatra and Java, including being led by General Sudirman in Java, especially, it gave a signal to our delegation that Indonesia still exists and is still fighting Dutch colonialism," he said.
In addition to reviewing the headquarters house, Menbud Fadli visited the Monument to the Great Commander General Sudirman which was in the same area. At the location there is a main monument, a guerrilla struggle diorama, and an education room that describes the journey and guerrilla war strategy of General Sudirman.
He was accompanied by the Regent of Pacitan, Indrata Nur Bayuaji, Director General of Cultural and Traditional Protection Restu Gunawan, and Secretary of the Directorate General of Cultural and Traditional Protection Wawan Yogaswara.
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