CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN INDONESIA SINCE 30 SEPT 1965 COUP

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2004
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• Publication Date: February 28, 1966
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guard assisted by Viers of the. Coa a ist oax uth '~ fra~t,
iaaatudae Rak a;'r`t kidnapped apped and later killed six army generals,
including araaa co=lander Tani. They barely missed capturing
General Naaeution, Defense Minister and Armed Forces Chief
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A facer hours after the kidnappings, Lt. Col. Untung,
an Obscure battalion commander in the palace guard,
announced by radio that he had foiled a "general coup",
had seized control of Djakarta, and was establishing a
"Aevolutionary Council." Untung and his palace guard
battalion had the support and assistance of two army
battalions from east and central Java in town for Armed
Forces Day celebrations.
council, lathier included three leaders of therudonealan
Communist party ( r) and a number cad' pro- Co nuts.
rve, General guharto, commander of
stateglo reserve, regained control of njakarta's
&! euppvriea untung'a "Revolutionary Council".
2 October- a,e Ca unist daily Djakarta newsnanea
vu zoua seats any early evening.
secured some skirmishing,, General Suharto's troops
secu,ir a Djakarta.
conferring with guharto and other military
karno broadcast a Statement urging calm and
the populace of his well being. Be also ann unced
the appointment of General Pranoto as acting army
The army began a roundup of Communists in the
Djakarta area.
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4 tO ar-a tt. cist political parties and
[onto held demonstrations in Djakarta and demanded
banning of the ice.
another public statement. Sukarno amain called
the ,r or express regret for the murderof^ the generals.
October-Army troops secured areas in central
Java where coup supporters had initially gained control.
"tober->unt g was captured in ? antral Java.
14 October--Sukarno named General Suharto as the
. This was considered a major victory
ray ordered its regional c ere
Lon clearly involved in the coup
O r -Sukarno again *ailed for calm and
-e coup attempt merely "a ripple in the vast
ocean of the Indonesian Revolution."
Incident a office of Chinese Communist Cowwrcial
Attache In which Indonesian troops and civilians entered
and seearleed premises.
17 October-..ir Force Commander Vice Marl Dan
k for his involvement in the cow plot,
krily" removed from his position and sent
seas mission.
13 October-..> a military mander of the Djakarta
area banned the activities of the yK1 and its fronts.
Peking delivered strong protest of 16 October
Incident at office of Con rcial Attache.
t-leaning Foreign 11 inisteer Subandrio
attacked In public demonstrations and in the a-
olleed prosy and eventually retracted charges that
ti- unist press was financed by CIA.
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28 October--Sukarno continued to resist
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the Pl formally and continued to promise a "political
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to resolve the current unrest.
4 Nov r- - eking issued a strong nroteat m
xepressn.on by Indonesian anti-Coaaa mn s t
demanded their end.
I! Nov r-- The army continued its ante Gi
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. alga at full throttle, arresting known Communists
.ghout Indonesia.
12 November4upervision of the Indonesian press
was returned to gukarno'ss information minister and
army administration of Radio Djakarta ended.
'ov er--Apparently bending to army
ress
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Sukarno issued a Presidential order calling for a purge
of all civilian government employees involved in the
cou attempt.
19 November-Peking m again demanded an end to
"<
outrae "it ll
gs agansoca Chinese.
November--Repression of Indonesian Conann'
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continued and ceremonial self-disaaolutions of local
waist chapters and fronts became a daily ritual.
27 Hove r-The earlier capture and execution of
P chief A.idit was officially confirmed, The army
clam that most top Comunist leaders had been
killed or captured.
3 Dec r--Foreign Minister bubaa ndria publicly
and predicted changes In foreign - -'
psol icy.
10 December eneraj $ubarto announced with approval
of President Sukarno, thkt an traordinary Military
Tribunal would established to try ft 4k leaders of the
1 October coup attempt.
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and
against Communist Chinese consu
rioting in Medan, North Sumatra,
er - t,ir ? uty Prime Minister t irul
iced the reevaluation of Indonesian currenc
by 11000 to 1. Government began attempt to institute
price controls on basic commodities,
14 Dooember-41eneral St arts announced the re-
organization and expansion of the Dupreme Operations
Co d (SMI) an indication that the army planned
to turn its attention to political and economic affairs,
Among the additions to 'I were three deputy supreme
3 . n derv for military affairs, economic and general
affairs, and 80010-.political affairs,
air force commander was installed
Led" Air Marshal Dani.
I activity, progressively banned
.nders, proscribed in half
ukarr o's creme Economic Command dissolved.
of Communista, at hands of
estimated at 100, 000..
nbor-..Sukarno spoke at graduation core
aI military academy. Re defended PgI
gave no indication of having abandoned his own lef-
stic and foreign policies,
21 Dece r+ .pev exchange rate regulations p
st 10 rupiahs to US $1.00,
nts began wave of protest demone
ndonesi
a and against those responsible
r - ukarno ordered expulsion of American
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--In major speech from Bogor
Sukarno
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called on those who support him to form their ranks
and await his comtand. Within one hour, printed
handbills extolling Sukarno appeared on the streets
of Djakarta.
tiauniet youth demonstration in Bogor, one
continuing wave of student demonstrations, tried
guard fired in the air. - s _ - - - -_-_
6 Januar'y'- Jakarta arm c nder announced that
student demonstrations were lacking in discipline and
tending toward the creation of anarchy,
Subandrio, Sukarno's principal henc a made a
radio ech calling for the formation of a "9titiarno
Front" to defend the president from his enemies.
T-Departure of rican news correspondents
York Times).
20 January-Pro-Sukarno demonstration be
idential palace in Djakarta.
23 January--Sig appear in Djakarta directed
against Ambassador Green-"Go Some Green the Evil"
and "Green the Troublemaker."
24 January-Army chief General Marto told student
delegation to refrain from activities that could cause
difficulties for armed forces.
25- 26 Januarry..,.AntI_US Signs are removed.
30 JanuAry ukarno eVoke at a mass rally of
Nahdatul Maas,, large Moslem party. Sukarno's them
was ation''s need for his since be embodies the presidency
the people., and the armed forces.
4 February-Student demonstrations at US and
Communist ChInOfts embassies in Djakarta.
a demonstrated against the
dj ' -ion Borneo.
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14 February--Extraordinary Military Tribunal
trial of Sono, member of PKI politburo, for participation
in 1 October coup attempt. Xjono renounced earlier
confession becauao "political situation has changed."
21 February-Sukarno announced dismissal of General
Nasution as defense minister in general cabinet reshuffle
and abolition of Armed Forces Staff which had been beaded
by Nasution. Navy c .der was also replaced.
22 February-General. harts announced abolition
of 'I, Supreme Operations Viand, which army had
briefly tried to build into a super cabinet. 'I
was replaced by ZDQAXj Command for Crushing Malaysia,
whose mission will be limited to military operations
rt Malaysia.
Military tribunal pronounced death sentence of
Njono, member of I politburo,, for plotting and
directing armed uprising against government with intent
to overthrow it. Njono stated he will apply to Sukarno
for clemency.
y trial began of former
Lt. Col. "tung, titular leader of 1 October coup
attempt. Untung, like Njono, renounced earlier
confession,
Organized let'
monstration against Embassy.
24 February-- karno installed his reshuffled
cabinet despite student efforts to prevent installation
by blocking all access streets to the palace. Ministers
were flown to palace by helicopter.
25 ?ebruary- uhar o banned URI, anti-Communist
student organization which had spearheaded student
activity, and prohibited further demonstrations,
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