Pao An Tui
| Pao An Tui | |
|---|---|
| Participant in Indonesian National Revolution | |
| Active | 1946-1949 |
| Leaders |
Loa Sek Hie (Chairman), Oey Kim Sen (Deputy Chairman), Khouw Joe Tjan (Secretary), Cong Fai-kim (Treasurer) |
| Headquarters | Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Area of operations | Parts of Java, Sumatra, Borneo |
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Pao An Tui, (simplified Chinese: 保案队; traditional Chinese: 保案隊; pinyin: Bǎo àn duì) sometimes incorrectly spelt Po An Tui or Poh An Tui, was a self-defense force of the Chinese-Indonesian community during the Indonesian Revolution (1945–1950). The group has often been accused of pro-Dutch sympathies in the struggle for Indonesian independence from Dutch colonial rule.
The force was founded by community leaders following violent outbreaks against Chinese-Indonesians, whom many revolutionaries accused of siding with the Dutch. The Central Committee was headquartered in Batavia, the capital of colonial Indonesia, and consisted of Loa Sek Hie (Chairman), Oey Kim Sen (Deputy Chairman), Khouw Joe Tjan (Secretary) and Cong Fai-kim (Treasurer). Units were created in Medan, North Sumatra in 1946, then in Java in 1947.
The force claimed neutrality during the revolution, receiving support for its establishment from both Sutan Sjahrir, first Prime Minister of revolutionary Indonesia, and arms from the pro-Dutch Allied forces. Pao An Tui was disbanded in 1949 with the cessation of violence and the conclusion of the revolution in Indonesian Independence.
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