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Statue Monument of Governor Suryo is the respect presentation to the first East Java Governor who had killed caused of PKI rebellion in Madiun 1948. This monument located in accurate Apsari Park Complex Gubernur Suryo Street in front of Grahadi State Building.

Under that statue, there is Speech inscription at November 9th 1945 on 23.00 Pm in Nirom Broadcast, Embong Malang Street Surabaya (Nowadays is JW Marriott Hotel), that written: "Repeatedly we have told that our position is better fallen to pieces than colonized again. Also now in face ultimatum of English, we will hold firmly this position. We still refuse the ultimatum”.

It had declared on 10 November 1979 by Governor of the Chief of Region I of East Java Soenandar Prijosoedarmo. This monument had built by the chief of Region II of East Java Drs. Moenadji Widjaja initiative and the participation of Surabaya public.
Around this monument, applied as place of youngster gathering from various hobby clubs like motor devotee, car, etc, in the weekend. So invite the foods and drink merchants to take apart in it.

Recall Event of Madiun
Madiun event (Madiun Affairs) be a hardness conflict that happened in East Java in September - December 1948. This event had started with a proclamation of Soviet State of Republic Indonesia on 18 Septembers 1948 in Madiun by Muso, a whip Communist Indonesia with supported also by The Minister of Defense at that time, Amir Sjarifuddin.
At the same time there were abduction event of the elite figure in Madiun, also civil figure, government military and also religion figures. There were still controversies about this event. A number of people feel that PKI had masterminding this event but actually this event had engineering by New Era government (and some of Old Era perpetrators).

Help bargain from Dutch
In the early of Madiun conflict, Dutch government pretense offer a help to put to rout the rebellion, but the bargain clearly refused by republic government of Indonesia. The head of Indonesia military even consider, Dutch would soon exploit the situation to do total attack to armed strength of the Republic of Indonesia. Of course the left group that include Amir Syarifuddin Harahap, had built the strength to face the Government RI, what alleged have tended to stand up for AS.

Background
After the proclamation of Indonesia independence by 17 Augusts 1945, emerge various organizations constructing their cadres, including left factions and Socialist faction. Besides merged into Pesindo (Indonesia Socialist Young Man), Indonesia Socialist Organization (PSI), there is also other left batches, for example Newsgroup Pecked, that initiative by Dayno, who live in Patuk, Yogyakarta. The follower of this newsgroup is not only from civil class like DN. Aidit, Syam Kamaruzzaman, but then also from military class and even some brigade commandants, for example Colonel Joko Suyono, Lieutenant Colonel Sudiarto (Brigade Commandant III, Division III), Lieutenant Colonel Soeharto (Brigade Commandant X, Division III. Then also become Commandant Wehrkreis III, and become President RI), Lieutenant Colonel Dahlan, Captain Suparjo, Captain Abdul Latief and Captain Untung Samsuri

In May 1948 with Suripno, the Indonesia agent in Praha, Musso, return from Moskow, Rusia. Date of 11 Augusts, Musso arrive at Yogyakarta and soon occupy again position of the leader in Indonesia Communist Organization. Many socialist politicians and troop commander had joint forces with Musso, such as; Mr. Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap, dr. Setiajid, newsgroup Patuk, etc.
The actions of each other kidnap and kill taking its rise, and each party expressed, that other party was starting the action.
Many heroic TNI, heroic police, religion leader, religious marionettes in Madiun and its surroundings had kidnapped and murdered.
Date of 10 Septembers 1948, East Java Governor RM Ario Soerjo (RM Suryo) car and 2 cars of heroic police were interdicted by the follower of PKI in Ngawi. To the third people had murdered and their dead body thrown in forest.
And so do dr. Muwardi from left faction, kidnapped and murdered. The accusation is thrown, that other party had doing the action.
Among who become the victim is Colonel Marhadi which his name is now immortalized with a Monument that stand in the middle of plaza Madiun city and name of main road in Madiun city.

Left group allege a number of the RI Government member, include the Vice President Hatta have influenced by United States to break the Indonesia Communist Party, in line with Harry S. Truman doctrine, USA President who release the Domino Theory idea. Truman expressed, that if there were one-fall states downwards communism influence, hence its neighbor nations would also fall into the hands of communism, like within reason in domino card game. Therefore, he was very persistent in fighting communism in the world.

Then by 21 Julies 1948 have been performed a meeting secret in "Huisje Hansje" hotel Sarangan, near Madiun that attended by Soekarno, Hatta, Sukiman, the State Ministry, Mohamad Roem (member of Masyumi) and the police head Sukanto, while the stateside present Gerald Hopkins (politics adviser of President Truman), Merle Cochran (Graham substitution that representing America in Good Offices Commission of PBB). In meeting Sarangan, that latter known as "Sarangan Consultation", it is reported on that Republic Government of Indonesia to agree Red Drive Proposal (an eradication proposal of red group). With Arturo Campbell help, Sukanto go to America to receive help for RI police. Campbell who had titled Atase Consular at American Consulate General in Jakarta, in fact is member of Central Intelligence Agency - CIA

It is issued, that Sumarsoso, Pesindo figure, at 18 Septembers 1948 through radio in Madiun have announced that it had formed the Government of National Front for Madiun. But Soemarsono then argues the accusation that tells at him to announce the forming of Region Front National (FND) and already happened PKI rebellion. He said that FND formed as the resistance of Central government threat.
On 19 Septembers 1948, President Soekarno in oration that broadcasted through radio call upon all Indonesia people, to choose: Musso or Soekarno-Hatta. Hence breaking armed conflict, and by then conceived of Madiun Affairs (Madiun Event), and in New Era epoch then expressed as rebellion PKI.

The End of The Conflict
The strength of Musso supporter team battered from two directions: From west by team Division II under Colonel Gatot Subroto leader, what lifted to become Governor Military Region II (Semarang-Surakarta) at 15 Septembers 1948, and team from Siliwangi Division, while eastward attacked by team from Division I, under Colonel Sungkono leader, what lifted to become East Java Military Governor, date of 19 Septembers 1948, and Brigade Big Mobile (MBB) East Java team, M. Yasin leader below.

Big Commander Sudirman submitted to government, that TNI could put to rout supporter teams Musso within 2 weeks. Of course correctness, strength of destroyable Musso supporter teams core in a short time.

At 30 Septembers 1948, Madiun city can be mastered entirely. Republic Team coming from direction of east and the team that came from direction of west, meet in Merdeka Hotel in Madiun. But left group leader along with some their supporter teams, get away and run away to some directions, causing have no is soon catches.

Have just by the end of November 1948 all leaders and the supporter team Musso die or can be caught. Eleven left group leaders, including Mr. Amir Syarifuddin Harahap, former Prime Minister RI, executed on 20 Decembers 1948, for governing Colonel Gatot Subroto.
Source
- McMahon, Robert J., Colonialism and Cold War: The United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence. London: Cornell University Press, 1981, in History of US. Diplomatic Relations Indonesia indium
- Rosihan Anwar, Agent CIA that I recognized. Event of Madiun 1948, Online Compass, Thursday, 18 Septembers 1997
- TB. Simatupang, Laporan Dari Banaran Kisah pengalaman seorang prajurit selama perang kemerdekaan, Published by Sinar Harapan, Jakarta 1960, page 82.

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