1945 PETA revolt in Blitar

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1945 PETA revolt in Blitar
1998 Indonesian stamp commemorating the revolt
Date 14 February 1945 Location Blitar, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies Result Japanese Victory
Belligerents
PETA	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Supriyadi	Miyamoto Shizuo[1]
Casualties and losses
78 captured[2]

The PETA revolt in Blitar (Indonesian: Pemberontakan PETA di Blitar) was an anti-occupation revolt in present-day Indonesia, which took place on 14 February 1945 by the PETA daidan (battalion) in Blitar. This revolt was widely known as the first major uprising of local armies in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation.^[3] The revolt ended unsuccessfully; most of the rebels abandoned the attack, or were captured or killed by the Japanese. Nevertheless, the government of Indonesia acknowledged the revolt as a meaningful revolution.

The rebels were led by Supriyadi, who disappeared after the revolt. In 1975, President Suharto issued Presidential Decree no.63 of 1975 officially acknowledging Supriyadi as a national hero of Indonesia.^[4]