Fadillah, Dani and Huiquan, Zhou and Atmantika, Zanuwar Hakim (2024) Unmarked graves: death and survival in the anti communist violence in East Java, Indonesia. [Artikel Dosen]
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Abstract
In Unmarked Graves, Vanesa Hearman, a historian of Southeast Asia, explores the political tensions and the political tyranny that took place in Indonesia in 1965. She argues that these events left deep wounds in Indonesian society. Particularly, she notes that the victims and their families still suffer from unhealed wounds. The book begins by reviewing the background of 1965, noting the domestic cold
war between the two great powers in Indonesia at that time, namely the pro-revolutionary communist party and the conservative army. President Sukarno, who was very popular at the time, tried to balance the two great powers, but it
did not run smoothly (Hearman2018f). Problems arose when the issue of stability of Sukarno’s leadership surfaced, and rumours spread that there might be a coup, either by the army or the communist party. If either faction rebelled, there would be serious implications for President Sukarno. Tensions between the two forces steadily increased until in the early hours of 1 October 1965, when a group of mid-
level officers who were pro-Indonesian Communist Party members kidnapped and killed six generals and a lieutenant. The group, which called itself the Gerakan 30 September (September 30 Movement, G-30-S), stated that they were taking action to prevent what they thought was a covert plot by CIA-backed military leaders against President Sukarno. This event changed Indonesian history.
| Item Type: | Artikel Dosen |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisi / Prodi: | Faculty of Letters (Fakultas Sastra) > S1-ilmu komunikasi |
| Depositing User: | Dani Fadillah |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2025 07:52 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2025 07:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uad.ac.id/id/eprint/80888 |
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