Alex Evert Kawilarang | |
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![]() Alex Kawilarang, c. 1950 | |
Born | Batavia, Dutch East Indies | 23 February 1920
Died | 6 June 2000 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 80)
Allegiance | Indonesia Permesta |
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Years of service | 1945–1961 |
Rank | Colonel (TNI) Commander (Permesta) |
Unit | KNIL (1941–1942) T & T III Siliwangi (1946–1948 & 1951–1956) T & T I Bukit Barisan (1948–1950) T & T VII Wirabuana (1950–1951) Permesta (1958–1961) |
Commands | T & T I Bukit Barisan (TNI) T & T III Siliwangi (TNI) T & T VII Wirabuana (TNI) Permesta |
Alexander Evert Kawilarang (23 February 1920 – 6 June 2000) was an Indonesian freedom fighter, military commander, and founder of Kesko TT, which would become the Indonesian special forces unit Kopassus. However, in 1958 he resigned his post as military attaché to the United States to join the separatist Permesta movement where he encountered Kopassus as his opponent. His involvement in Permesta damaged his military career, but he remained popular and active in the armed forces community.