HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE RIAU DURING THE JAPANESE COLONIAL PRIODE

1. ORIENTATION

1.1. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Riau was one of the main targets to be occupied. The Japanese army first controlled Rengat on March 31, 1942.

1.1.1. The Japanese government in the Riau Islands was under the control of the Japanese Navy in Syonanto (Singapore). Deputy Syonanto Kabitai (Datuk Bandar Singapura) in Riau Resident.

1.1.1.1. with a goal almost the same as the Dutch, namely to embrace the wealth of Riau

2. EVENTS

2.1. Japanese propaganda spread to Indragiri Hulu, brought by Abu Bakar Abduh and his friends.The people welcomed the arrival of the Japanese, because so far they had experienced oppression from the Dutch colonial government.

2.1.1. The arrival of the Japanese was very friendly, so that in a relatively short time they were able to attract the hearts of the people at that time.

2.1.1.1. With grandiose slogans that read, "We are Asian brothers, therefore the Western colonialism must be eliminated from the earth of Asia". This propaganda was broadcast live on Takyo Radio and at the end of the broadcast, the song Indonesia Raya was always played.

2.2. In 1942, the slavery to the people of Riau was ordered by the Japanese to start by building a 300m long railroad track from Muaro Sijunjung - Pekanbaru. In the Riau area, Japan opened a railroad between Muaro Sijunjung-Pekanbaru, construction of a road from Medan to Pasir Pengaraian, construction of the Tiga intersection Pekanbaru and the construction of the Rantau Berangin and Lake Bingkuang bridges. In this process the people suffered a lot of torture because they were not fulfilled their needs and they worked from day to night. At that time every land in front of people's houses had to be planted with a distance and each people had to provide 20kg sacks coconut fibers for the needs of the Japanese colonizers.

2.2.1. all of this slavery served the benefit of the Japanese army and to achieve its goals of controlling Riau

2.3. In 1944, because many experienced slavery and judgment, finally the people of Riau dared to fight against the invaders by hiding their rice yields and giving them the empty gunang of the Japanese colonialists (the sand of the Paranaraian), the resistance of weaponry by the people of the Tembilahan people. the colonizers had warned and threatened the people

2.4. Japan's situation in the Pacific War was getting backwards. The Allies can defeat the Japanese on all Fronts. The offensive movement that could initially defeat the Allied armies turned defensive. The offensive movement shifted to the side of the allies. In this increasingly precarious situation, Japan tried to seek support and assistance from the Indonesian people. Japan persuaded Sulatan in Indragiri and Sultan Sri Indrapura to cooperate and so that the Japanese colonizers could return to Riau but both the sultans and the people strongly refused.

2.5. With the surrender of the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies Tjarda van Stakenberg Stochower and Lieutenant General Teer Portan to the Japanese army under the leadership of General Imamura on March 8, 1942 in Kalijati without conditions, then all of Indonesia had entered the area that was conquered by the Japanese army. To obtain weapons, various methods were used. There was through giving, by one's own efforts, and there was by taking weapons from Japan. The ranks of young fighters living in Pekanbaru carried out their own initiative, spears, machetes and others. Besides that, there was also dismantling the arsenal in Padang Terubuk, the Japanese a rsenal in Gobah, the arsenal at Marpoyan Warm Water, and from the weapons warehouse in Teluk Lembu.

3. RE-ORIENTATION

3.1. After the rebellion and slavery as well as the torture experienced by the people of Riau, the people of Riau could choose which one was good and dare to act for the truth, because in the history above, the people were told that t hey dared to fight and fight the invaders and they got victory.

4. names of group members :

4.1. ANGELIN FRANSISKA ARYA BAGUS.Q FIERDAN JANUARTA.B HABIB ALFATH.R