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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.
Tanjung Priok massacre: 12 September 1984 Jakarta 24–100+ Killings of Muslim residents of Tanjung Priok by the Indonesian military, who had been protesting earlier arrests of mosque caretakers. Talangsari incident: 7 February 1989 Village of Talangsari, East Lampung, Lampung: 27–130 Islamist civilians were massacred by Indonesian Army troops
The term Petrus is derived from the Indonesian backronym containing the words penembak misterius (mysterious shooter), referring the undercover and anonymous nature of the death squads.
Retaliation from the Tanjung Priok massacre Nine bombs were detonated at the Borobudur Buddhist temple located in Magelang , Central Java , Indonesia on 21 January 1985. There were no human casualties in this attack; however, nine stupas on the upper rounded terraces of Arupadhatu were badly damaged by bombs.
The Thirtieth of September Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan 30 September, also known as G30S, and by the syllabic abbreviation Gestapu for Gerakan September Tiga Puluh, Thirtieth of September Movement, also unofficially called Gestok, for Gerakan Satu Oktober, or First of October Movement) was a self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian National Armed Forces members.
Aidit and Lukman managed to escape to China and Vietnam after PKI position was pressed in Madiun Affair, while Murad claimed that Aidit took shelter in Tanjung Priok. [14] [16] While in hiding, Aidit and Lukman reran Bintang Merah on 15 August 1950. They also published Suara Rakjat two weekly. In January 1951, Njoto joined the latter. [17]
Tanjung Priok was the site of a widely publicized incident on September 12, 1984, when army forces fired on a group of Muslim protesters. The protesters were demonstrating against proposed government regulations that would require all formal organisations in the country to adopt Pancasila as their ideology.
In February 1942 Tanjung Priok Dock of 4,000 tons was sunk on purpose in the harbor before the occupation. On 8 March 1942 the Dutch East Indies surrendered to the Japanese. The Dutch population was interned in camps, meaning that the company was severely hit. After some years the Japanese finally succeeded in lifting Tanjung Priok Dock of ...