What the records say
- When
- 19 Dec 1961 – 15 Aug 1962
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 5.00° S, 136.00° E
- Description
- 1961–1962 Indonesian military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Trikora
1961–1962 Soviet-Indonesian military operation
Operation Trikora was a combined Soviet–Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of New Guinea in 1961 and 1962. After negotiations, the Netherlands signed the New York Agreement with Indonesia on 15 August 1962, relinquishing control of Western New Guinea to the United Nations.
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