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{{Communist Parties}}The '''Communist Party of Indonesia''' (''Partai Komunis Indonesia'') was a communist party in Indonesia. Founded in 1920, it eventually became a very large party, with three million members in 1960 and 16% of the national vote in 1955.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alex de Jong|date=2019-02-01|title=The Indonesian Counter-Revolution|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/01/unmasked-graves-review-indonesia-genocide-communist-party|newspaper=Jacobin|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> In 1965, the far-right dictator [[Suharto]] came to power in a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] coup and overthrew the democratically elected [[Sukarno]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Steve Kangas|date=|title=A Timeline of CIA Atrocities|url=http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> The CIA provided Suharto with lists of suspected communists and Suharto killed at least half a million to a million people in 1965 and 1966<ref>{{Citation|author=Geoffrey B. Robinson|year=2018|title=The Killing Season|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=9780691161389|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref>. The Communist Party of Indonesia was banned in 1966, and the CIA secretly admitted that Suharto's purges were "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century."<ref>{{Citation|author=David F. Schmitz|year=2006|title=The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships|chapter=|section=|page=48|quote=|pdf=https://books.google.com/books?id=1EV440YU6toC&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false|city=|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521678537|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | {{Communist Parties}}The '''Communist Party of Indonesia''' (''Partai Komunis Indonesia'') was a communist party in Indonesia. Founded in 1920, it eventually became a very large party, with three million members in 1960 and 16% of the national vote in 1955.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alex de Jong|date=2019-02-01|title=The Indonesian Counter-Revolution|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/01/unmasked-graves-review-indonesia-genocide-communist-party|newspaper=Jacobin|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> In 1965, the far-right dictator [[Suharto]] came to power in a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] coup and overthrew the democratically elected [[Sukarno]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Steve Kangas|date=|title=A Timeline of CIA Atrocities|url=http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html|newspaper=|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> The CIA provided Suharto with lists of suspected communists and Suharto killed at least half a million to a million people in 1965 and 1966<ref>{{Citation|author=Geoffrey B. Robinson|year=2018|title=The Killing Season|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=9780691161389|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref>. The Communist Party of Indonesia was banned in 1966, and the CIA secretly admitted that Suharto's purges were "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century."<ref>{{Citation|author=David F. Schmitz|year=2006|title=The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships|chapter=|section=|page=48|quote=|pdf=https://books.google.com/books?id=1EV440YU6toC&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false|city=|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521678537|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | ||
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The Communist Party of Indonesia (Partai Komunis Indonesia) was a communist party in Indonesia. Founded in 1920, it eventually became a very large party, with three million members in 1960 and 16% of the national vote in 1955.[1] In 1965, the far-right dictator Suharto came to power in a CIA coup and overthrew the democratically elected Sukarno.[2] The CIA provided Suharto with lists of suspected communists and Suharto killed at least half a million to a million people in 1965 and 1966[3]. The Communist Party of Indonesia was banned in 1966, and the CIA secretly admitted that Suharto's purges were "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century."[4]
References
- ↑ Alex de Jong (2019-02-01). "The Indonesian Counter-Revolution" Jacobin.
- ↑ Steve Kangas. "A Timeline of CIA Atrocities"
- ↑ Geoffrey B. Robinson (2018). The Killing Season. ISBN 9780691161389
- ↑ David F. Schmitz (2006). The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships (p. 48). [PDF] Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521678537