Operation Wibawa

Operation Wibawa
Part of Papua conflict and Act of free choice
Map of West Papua
Location
Planned bySarwo Edhie Wibowo
ObjectiveWinning the Act of Free Choice and captured the rest of Lodewijk Mandatjan battalions
Date1–30 November 1968
OutcomeIndonesian success
Casualties634 Papuan killed

Operation Wibawa (lit. Authority; Indonesian: Operasi Wibawa) was a military-nonmilitary operation planned by Sarwo Edhie Wibowo aimed at winning Act of Free Choice or also known as (PEPERA) and also captured Lodewijk Mandatjan battalions that were still attacking many of the Indonesian outposts at Papua. The operation ended by the Indonesian success winning the Act of Free Choice and the capture of Lodewijk's battalions.