Indonesian Army Surrounds Palace

Date: October 17, 1952 • Location: Kota Administrasi Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1952.

Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.

The Indonesian Army is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (TKR) "People's Security Army" first emerged as a paramilitary and police corps.