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Members of the 30 September Movement attempted a coup against the Indonesian government that was crushed by the military under Suharto, leading to a mass anti-communist purge with more than 500,000 people killed over the following months.
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30 September Movement
1965 Indonesian military faction that attempted a coup
The Thirtieth of September Movement was a self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian National Armed Forces members. In the early hours of 1 October 1965, they assassinated six Indonesian Army generals in an abortive coup d'état. Later that morning, the organization declared that…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Suharto
President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998
Suharto was an Indonesian military general, politician and dictator who served as the country's second and longest-serving president from 1967 to 1998. Rising to prominence amid political turmoil and anti-communist purges in the mid-1960s, Suharto gradually sidelined Sukarno and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66
Anti-communist killings and unrest in Indonesia following a coup d'état attempt
Large-scale killings and civil unrest primarily targeting members and supposed sympathizers of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) were carried out in Indonesia from 1965 to 1966. Other affected groups included alleged communist sympathisers, Gerwani women, trade unionists,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)