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The Madiun Affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Madiun), known locally as the Communist Party of Indonesia rebellion of 1948 (Indonesian: Pemberontakan Partai Komunis Indonesia 1948), was an armed conflict between the government of the self-proclaimed Republic of Indonesia and the left-wing opposition group Front Demokrasi Rakyat (FDR, People's Democratic Front) during the Indonesian National ...
A declassified CIA report from 1999 refutes claims that the 1948 Madiun incident was intended to establish a Soviet-aligned regime. Instead, the report describes the event as a conflict between two official armed forces, resulting in the temporary appointment of a regional head of government in Madiun on September 18, 1948.
Although the PKI supported Sukarno, it retained its political autonomy; in March 1960, the party denounced the president's undemocratic handling of the budget. On 8 July of that year, Harian Rakyat carried an article critical of the government. The PKI leadership was arrested by the army, but was later released in accordance with Sukarno's orders.
On 18 September, the crossfire broke up in Madiun. [clarification needed] A PKI sympathizer stated that the new government, called the National Front, was formed after killing government of loyalist officers and the take over of over strategic places. Hearing this, Musso, Amir, and the others went to Madiun to control the rebellion. [40]
Until the Madiun Affair, a communist uprising in September 1948, SOBSI was the sole relevant trade union force in the country. [16] When the uprising broke out in the town of Madiun, several of the communist SOBSI leaders went underground. [17] Many SOBSI leaders were killed or went into exile when the revolt was subsequently crushed. [1]
Madiun was the site of a noted uprising in 1948 by elements of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), the "Madiun Affair". After the signing of the Renville Agreement that year, guerrilla units and militias under the influence of PKI were ordered to disband. In Madiun a group of PKI militia refused to disarm and were killed in September.
Ratified on 17 January 1948, the agreement was an unsuccessful attempt to resolve the disputes that arose following the 1946 Linggadjati Agreement. It recognised a cease-fire along the Status Quo Line ( Status Quo lijn ) or so-called " Van Mook Line ", an artificial line that connected the most advanced Dutch positions.
The three and Sudisman became members of the new PKI Politburo formed by Musso on 1 September 1948. [14] Aidit was responsible for the labor section of the party. [15] 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.