The history of opm

The history of opm 

 

 

The name Free Papua Organization or OPM is the name given by the government of the Republic of Indonesia to every organization or faction both in Irian Jaya and abroad led by pro-West Papuan Irian Jaya sons with the aim of separating or liberating Irian Jaya (West Papua). ) separated from the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The name OPM was first introduced in Manokwari in 1964, when the security forces arrested the leader of the 'Organization and Struggle Towards West Papuan Independence' (OPMKPB), Terrianus Aronggear (SE) and his friends.

              The name also became increasingly popular when the armed rebellion led by Permenas Ferry Awom broke out in 1965 in Manokwari, as well as various rebellions or other military actions in various areas in Irian Jaya. In the process of examination by the military-police and prosecutors, the rebel leaders accepted the name OPM given by the examiner (Government of Indonesia) because according to them the name was short, and easy to remember and popularize when compared to the name of the organization they belonged to (Terrianus and his colleagues). friends shape) and give it long and hard to remember. Needs more in-depth research is the date of formation of the Free West Papua Organization (OPM). The date of the founding of the OPM which is well known is on July 26, 1965, while the author received new data about the process of the formation of the OPM, he conveyed to the author that the OPM was founded on December 25, 1964.

                On December 25, 1964, OPM was founded at the house of the Arfak Tribal Chief, Major Titular Lodewijk Mandacan and his younger brother Captain Titular Barens Mandacan in Fanindi, Manokwari. At that time the OPM had two wings, namely the military wing and the political wing. The military wing is led by Titular Lodewijk and the political wing is led by Terianus(Terry) Aronggear. So in the past, the OPM as the parent organization gave birth to the TPN-PB, TRWP, TPN, and TNP, which were the military wing of the West Papuan nation that used weapons to fight the Indonesian colonial nation. Meanwhile, the ULMWP is a political forum that struggles with lobbying and diplomacy without using weapons or a violent approach. The ULMWP was founded in Vanuatu, on December 7, 2014 which unites three main streams or West Papuan independence movements, namely the Federal Republic of West Papua (NRFPB), the West Papua National Liberation Coalition (WPNCL), and the West Papua National Parliament (NPWP).

            OPM is placed like a cruel organization and synonymous with violence, the designation is usually by TNI-POLRI officers or BIN (State Intelligence Agency). For reasons of political interest, even though OPM is a movement organization towards Free West Papua by military and diplomatic routes.