Trisnojuwono
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Trisnojuwono was an Indonesian author, journalist and former revolutionary and military man born in Yogyakarta, 12 November 1925. He died in Bandung, 29 October 1996. Much of his literary work is base
Trisnojuwono, c. 1963
Bersiap
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In Indonesian historiography, the term Bersiap refers to the violent and chaotic beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution following the end of World War II in Asia. In Indonesia, the term Berda
Trisnojuwono
…than glorious aspects of the Indonesian revolution, when he describes atrocities such as the rape and murder of Indo-European women during the chaotic Bersiap period. "Someone may claim that it's a bad story, bad and embarrassing. But if it's said without reason and arguments, then it may be ignored…
Bodies of murdered Chinese in a mass grave following the Mergosono massacre, 1947
Indonesian nationalists ride through the streets with a poster ‘Boeng, Ajo Boeng’ to rally people, 12 November 1945
A soldier of an Indian armoured regiment examines a light tank used by Indonesian nationalists and captured by British forces during the fighting in Surabaya, November 1945
Destruction in the Chinese quarter of Bandung, pictured in 1947