Madiun events
The Madiun events were a communist uprising in the city of Madiun in 1948, during the Indonesian War of Independence . Left parties led an uprising against the leaders of the newly declared Indonesian Republic , which was crushed by Republican troops.
On September 18, 1948, members of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and the Indonesian Socialist Party (PSI) proclaimed an 'Indonesian Soviet Republic ' in Madiun , in the western part of East Java . They saw the time as ripe for a proletarian uprising and intended to become a center of revolt against " Sukarno and Hatta , the slaves of Japan and America". However, Madiun was regained by Republican forces within a few weeks, and the leader of the uprising, Manowar Musso , was killed. The governor of East Java , as well as several police officers and religious leaders were killed by the rebels.
The crackdown on the rebellion led to US diplomatic support for the Republic of Indonesia. At the international level, Indonesia was now seen as staunchly anti-communist and a potential ally in the looming global Cold War between the American-led “free world” and the Soviet-led bloc.
Remarks
literature
- T. Friend: Indonesian Destinies . Harvard University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-674-01137-6 .
- MC Ricklefs: A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, Second Edition . MacMillan, 1991, ISBN 0-333-57689-X .