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The Trisakti shootings, also known as the Trisakti tragedy (Indonesian: Tragedi Trisakti), took place at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 12 May 1998.At a demonstration demanding President Suharto's resignation, Indonesian Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed protestors.
The Tanjung Priok massacre was an incident that occurred on 12 September 1984, in the port area of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia.Government reports give a total of 24 killed and 54 injured, while survivors report over 100 killed when military personnel opened fire on protestors.
The Rengasdengklok Incident (Indonesian: Peristiwa Rengasdengklok) was the kidnapping of Sukarno and Hatta by several youths (pemuda) at around 4 am on August 16, 1945 to persuade the two men to declare Indonesian independence.
The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), [1] also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence and civil unrest in Indonesia, many of which targeted the country's ethnic Chinese population.
In Dutch historiography, Bersiap ("Get ready" or "Be prepared" in Indonesian) refers to the violent and chaotic beginning of the Indonesian National Revolution following the end of World War II in Asia.
The historical account of Pasunda Bubat is mentioned in Carita Parahyangan (16th century) and Pararaton (15th century), [3] but not found in the Nagarakretagama (14th century), while the story of the battle of Bubat is the main theme of the Balinese manuscript Kidung Sunda (c. mid 16th century).
The Tanjung Morawa affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Tanjung Morawa, lit. 'Tanjung Morawa event') was a clash between peasant squatters and the police which occurred on 16 March 1953 in Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra.
The 3 July Affair in 1946 was a political upheaval in the then newly formed Republic of Indonesia.The Prime Minister, Sutan Sjahrir, was kidnapped by factions within the military opposing the Republic’s negotiations with the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution.