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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]
Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap was born in Medan, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), on 27 April 1907. [1] He was born into the Sumatran aristocracy.His grandfather, Mangaraja Monang, was a Batak nobleman – who had been baptized into Christianity and named Ephraim – with the title of Sutan Gunung Tua. [2]
People's Democratic Front (Indonesian: Front Demokrasi Rakjat, FDR) was a short-lived united front of leftists in Indonesia, founded in February 1948. [1] [2] FDR included the Communist Party of Indonesia, the Socialist Party, Labour Party of Indonesia, SOBSI and Pesindo. [3] [4] The leader of FDR was Amir Sjarifuddin. [5]
Madiun Affair; 31 October - Establishment of the Protestant Church in West Indonesia; 19–20 December - Operation Kraai; 24 December - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 63; 28 December - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 64 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 65; Founding of Lippo Bank