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| − | The genocide of half a million people in Indonesia was part of an anti-Communist attempt to establish a | + | The genocide of half a million people in Indonesia was part of an anti-Communist attempt to establish a "New Order" following a failed coup in Indonesia. The massacred victims were members of the Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia - PKI) and other leftist groups. The purge was a crucial event in the transition to President Suharto?s "New Order". As a result of the conflict, the PKI was effectively destroyed as a political force and the social changes led to the downfall of President Sukarno and the start of Suharto's thirty-year presidency. The majority of the Indonesian historical books omit this part of their history but it has been recorded by the majority of the world's silent as [[genocide]]. |
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 31 March 2014
1965 -1967
The genocide of half a million people in Indonesia was part of an anti-Communist attempt to establish a "New Order" following a failed coup in Indonesia. The massacred victims were members of the Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia - PKI) and other leftist groups. The purge was a crucial event in the transition to President Suharto?s "New Order". As a result of the conflict, the PKI was effectively destroyed as a political force and the social changes led to the downfall of President Sukarno and the start of Suharto's thirty-year presidency. The majority of the Indonesian historical books omit this part of their history but it has been recorded by the majority of the world's silent as genocide.
