Pasukan Kuning
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The Pasukan Kuning ("yellow troops"), were the personal traditional army of the Sultan of Ternate, then governor of North Maluku province, Indonesia. It was founded by Mudaffar Syah in Late 1999, it was defeated and dissolved on 28 December 1999 during the Tidore-Putihan invasion of Ternate.[1][2]
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Pasukan Kuning | |
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Founding leader | Mudaffar Sjah |
Dates of operation | October 1999 - 28 December 1999 |
Country | Indonesia |
Allegiance | Sultanate of Ternate |
Group(s) | Ternateans |
Motives | Serving the Sultan of Tidore |
Headquarters | Golkar building, Ternate |
Major actions | Attacking civilians |
Status | Dissolved |
Size | Few hundred |
Opponents | Pasukan Jihad |
Battles and wars | Invasion of Ternate (part of Maluku sectarian conflict) |
Colours | Yellow |
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