Global InformationSeth Rumkorem information
Seth Jafeth Rumkorem | |
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| Born | 1933 Manduser, Biak, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 2010 Wageningen, Netherlands |
| Allegiance |  Indonesia (?–1969)  Free Papua (1969–2010) |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | National Liberation Army |
| Battles/wars | Papua conflict
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Seth Jafeth Rumkorem (1933 – 2010) was a West Papuan military officer and independence activist. He chose to defect from the Indonesian Army to the Free Papua Movement (OPM) after witnessing electoral fraud and human rights abuses conducted by the former. He quickly became the leader of the movement's armed wing and was among the signatories of the proclamation of the Republic of West Papua. He went into exile to Greece, after an attempt to secure weapons for OPM went wrong. He eventually relocated to the Netherlands, where he continued his activism until his death in 2010.