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Armed Forces Day Indonesia 2016

Date: 
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Indonesian Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 5 October.

The day is the foundation of the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat, People's Security Army.

It is the predecessor of the TNI, in 1945, itself a replacement for the Badan Keamanan Rakyat (People's Security Corps) established on 29 August the same year.

Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans.

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