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May 1998 riots of Indonesia

Index May 1998 riots of Indonesia

The May 1998 riots of Indonesia (Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 1998 event (Peristiwa 1998), were incidents of mass violence, demonstrations, and civil unrest of a racial nature that occurred throughout Indonesia, mainly in Medan in the province of North Sumatra (4–8 May), the capital city of Jakarta (12–15 May), and Surakarta (also called Solo) in the province of Central Java (13–15 May). [1]

136 relations: Aceh, Adnan Buyung Nasution, Amien Rais, B. J. Habibie, Bambang Widjojanto, Bank Central Asia, Banyuwangi Regency, Boyolali Regency, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Celurit, Central Jakarta, Central Java, Central Sulawesi, Chinese Indonesians, Civil disorder, CNN, Company (military unit), Crowbar (tool), Democratic Party (Hong Kong), Demonstration (protest), Development Reform Cabinet, DPR/MPR Building, East Timor, East Timor (province), Expatriate, Fall of Suharto, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Freedom of speech, Gasoline, Gatra (magazine), Glodok, Gross domestic product, Group of 15, Hamzah Haz, Human Rights Watch, Indonesia, Indonesian Democratic Party, Indonesian legislative election, 1997, Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966, Indonesian National Armed Forces, Indonesian National Police, Indonesian rupiah, International Monetary Fund, Jakarta, Jakarta Globe, Java, Jiang Zemin, Kebayoran Baru, Kesawan, Kompas, ..., Kopassus, Kostrad, Madurese people, Malaysia, Malaysian Chinese, Maluku (province), Maluku sectarian conflict, Martin Lee, Matahari (department store), Medan, Medan Kota, Medan Maimun, Medan Sunggal, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Mobile Brigade Corps, Molotov cocktail, Muhammadiyah, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Native Indonesians, New Order (Indonesia), New Zealand, North Sumatra, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Overseas Chinese, Pacific Rim, Padang, Pakubuwono XII, Palembang, Palmerah, Papua (province), People's Consultative Assembly, People's Daily, People's Representative Council, Prabowo Subianto, Premier of the People's Republic of China, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Reuters, Riot, Rubber bullet, Salatiga, Sambas riots, Sampit conflict, Sebelas Maret University, Separatism, Seventh Development Cabinet, Sexual assault, Shopping mall, Showroom, Singapore, South Sumatra, Special forces, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Springer Science+Business Media, State terrorism, State University of Medan, Suara Pembaruan, Suharto, Sukarno, Surabaya, Surakarta, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Taman Sari, Jakarta, Tang Jiaxuan, Tangerang, Tanjung Priok, Tear gas, Thai baht, The Jakarta Post, The Straits Times, Time in Indonesia, Tire, Tommy Suharto, Trisakti shootings, Trisakti University, Unemployment, United Development Party, United Nations, United States Department of State, University of Hawaii Press, Video CD, VMM-262, Walkie-talkie, West Sumatra, Wiranto, 1997 Asian financial crisis, 2000 Walisongo school massacre. Expand index (86 more) »

Aceh

Aceh; (Acehnese: Acèh; Jawoë:; Dutch: Atjeh or Aceh) is a province of Indonesia.

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Adnan Buyung Nasution

Adnan Buyung Nasution, also known as Adnan Bahrum Nasution (20 July 1934 – 23 September 2015) was an Indonesian lawyer, advocate, and activist in Indonesia.

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Amien Rais

Muhammad Amien Rais (born 26 April 1944) is an Indonesian politician.

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B. J. Habibie

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (born 25 June 1936) is an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.

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Bambang Widjojanto

Bambang Widjojanto (born 18 October 1959) is an Indonesian human rights activist.

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Bank Central Asia

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, or commonly named as Bank Central Asia (BCA) is an Indonesian bank founded on February 21, 1957.

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Banyuwangi Regency

Banyuwangi Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of East Java province in Indonesia.

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Boyolali Regency

Boyolali (Don't forget) is a regency (kabupaten) in the eastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia.

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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs (DRL) is a bureau within the United States Department of State.

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Celurit

A Celurit or Clurit is generally a sickle (sometimes other variants include billhook) with a pronounced crescent-blade patterns which curves more than half a circle and a long handle, is widely used for agricultural purposes and also in Pencak Silat.

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Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat) is one of the five administrative cities (kota) which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Central Java

Central Java (Jawa Tengah, abbreviated as Jateng) is a province of Indonesia.

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Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi.

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Chinese Indonesians

Chinese Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Tionghoa-Indonesia) are Indonesians descended from various Chinese ethnic groups, primarily the Han Chinese.

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Civil disorder

Civil disorder, also known as civil disturbance or civil unrest, is an activity arising from a mass act of civil disobedience (such as a demonstration, riot, or strike) in which the participants become hostile toward authority, and authorities incur difficulties in maintaining public safety and order, over the disorderly crowd.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–150 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.

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Crowbar (tool)

A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially, in Britain and Australia sometimes called a jimmy (also called jimmy bar or jemmy), gooseneck, or pig foot, is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on one or both ends for removing nails.

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Democratic Party (Hong Kong)

The Democratic Party (DP) is a centre-left liberal political party in Hong Kong established in 1994.

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Demonstration (protest)

A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.

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Development Reform Cabinet

The Development Reform Cabinet (Kabinet Reformasi Pembangunan) was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President BJ Habibie during his term as President from 21 May 1998-20 October 1999.

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DPR/MPR Building

The MPR/DPR Building is the seat of government for the Indonesian legislative, which comprises the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, MPR) the People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD).

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East Timor

East Timor or Timor-Leste (Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia.

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East Timor (province)

East Timor (Indonesian: Timor Timur) was a de facto province of Indonesia, whose territory corresponded to the previous Portuguese Timor and to the presently independent country of Timor-Leste.

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Expatriate

An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than their native country.

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Fall of Suharto

Suharto resigned as president of Indonesia in May 1998 following the collapse of support for his three-decade long presidency.

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Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国外交部部长) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's most important cabinet posts.

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Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or sanction.

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Gasoline

Gasoline (American English), or petrol (British English), is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in spark-ignited internal combustion engines.

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Gatra (magazine)

Gatra is a weekly news magazine published in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Glodok

Glodok is an administrative village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Group of 15

The Group of 15 (G-15)The adopts the "G-15" orthography (with a hyphen) in order to distinguish an abbreviated reference to this group -- contrasts with other similarly named entities.

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Hamzah Haz

Hamzah Haz (born 15 February 1940 in Ketapang, West Kalimantan) is an Indonesian politician.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Indonesian Democratic Party

The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) was one of the two state-approved parties during the New Order era of the late 20th-century in Indonesia.

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Indonesian legislative election, 1997

Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 May 1997.

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Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966

The Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966 (also variously known as the Indonesian massacres, Indonesian genocide, Indonesian Communist Purge, Indonesian politicide, or the 1965 Tragedy) were large-scale killings and civil unrest which occurred in Indonesia over several months, targeting communist sympathizers, ethnic Chinese and alleged leftists, often at the instigation of the armed forces and government.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces

The Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI; literally "Indonesian National Military") are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Indonesian National Police

The Indonesian National Police (Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia, "POLRI") is the national police force of Indonesia.

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Indonesian rupiah

The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. The name "Rupiah" is derived from the Indian word rupiya (रुपीया), ultimately from Sanskrit rupyakam (रूप्यकम्; silver). Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah. The rupiah is subdivided into 100 sen, although inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in sen obsolete. The Riau islands and the Indonesian half of New Guinea (Irian Barat) had their own variants of the rupiah in the past, but these were subsumed into the national rupiah in 1964 and 1971 respectively (see Riau rupiah and West Irian rupiah).

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Jakarta Globe

The Jakarta Globe is a daily online English language newspaper in Indonesia, launched on November 12, 2008.

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Java

Java (Indonesian: Jawa; Javanese: ꦗꦮ; Sundanese) is an island of Indonesia.

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Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin (born 17 August 1926) is a retired Chinese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003.

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Kebayoran Baru

Kebayoran Baru is a Subdistrict (Indonesian kecamatan) of South Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Kesawan

Kesawan is the name of a neighbourhood in the West Medan district of Medan, Indonesia.

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Kompas

Kompas is an Indonesian national newspaper.

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Kopassus

Kopassus (a portmanteau of Komando Pasukan Khusus or "Special Forces Command") is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabotage, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering and Special reconnaissance (SR).

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Kostrad

Kostrad (Komando Strategis Angkatan Darat: "Army Strategic Command") is a formation of the Indonesian Army.

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Madurese people

The Madurese (sometimes Madurace or Madhure) also known as Orang Madura and Suku Madura in Indonesian are an ethnic group originally from the island of Madura now found in many parts of Indonesia, where they are the third-largest ethnic group by population.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian Chinese

The Malaysian Chinese consist of people of full or partial Chinese—particularly Han Chinese—ancestry who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

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Maluku (province)

Maluku (English: Moluccas) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands. The main city and capital of Maluku province is Ambon on the small Ambon Island. The province had a population of at the 2010 Census, and the latest estimate (for January 2014) is 1,708,190. All the Maluku Islands were part of a single province from 1950 until 1999. In 1999 the northern part of Maluku (then comprising the Maluku Utara Regency, the Halmahera Tengah Regency and the City of Ternate) were split off to form a separate province of North Maluku (Indonesian: Maluku Utara).

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Maluku sectarian conflict

The Maluku Islands sectarian conflict was a period of ethno-political conflict along religious lines, which spanned the Indonesian islands that compose the Maluku archipelago, with particularly serious disturbances in Ambon and Halmahera Islands.

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Martin Lee

Martin Lee Chu-ming, SC, JP (born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister.

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Matahari (department store)

PT Matahari Department Store Tbk doing business as Matahari is a retail business for several types of products such as clothes, accessories, bags, shoes, cosmetics, and household appliances, which provides management consulting service.

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Medan

Medan; is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia.

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Medan Kota

Medan Kota is one of 21 districts in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Medan Maimun

Medan Maimun (Jawi: ماءيمون; poj) is one of 21 districts in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Medan Sunggal

Medan Sunggal is one of the 21 districts in the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Megawati Sukarnoputri

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri, usually shortened to Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 23 January 1947), generally known as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician who served as president of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004.

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Mobile Brigade Corps

The Mobile Brigade Corps (Indonesian: Korps Brigade Mobil) abbreviated Brimob is the special operations and paramilitary units within the Indonesian National Police force.

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Molotov cocktail

A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, bottle bomb, poor man's grenade, Molotovin koktaili (Finnish), polttopullo (Finnish), fire bomb (not to be confused with an actual fire bomb) or just Molotov, commonly shortened as Molly, is a generic name used for a variety of bottle-based improvised incendiary weapons.

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Muhammadiyah

Muhammadiyah (محمدية, followers of Muhammad. full name: Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia.

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Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) is one of 164 Universities of Muhammadiyah (PTM) and one of the 1890 Private Higher Educational institutions (PTS) in Indonesia.

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Native Indonesians

Native Indonesians, or Pribumi/Bumiputra (literally "inlanders"), are members of the population group in Indonesia that shares a similar sociocultural and ethnic heritage whose members are considered natives of the country.

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New Order (Indonesia)

The New Order (Orde Baru) is the term coined by the second Indonesian President Suharto to characterise his regime as he came to power in 1966.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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North Sumatra

North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) is a province of Indonesia.

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)) is a United Nations agency that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

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Overseas Chinese

No description.

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Pacific Rim

The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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Padang

Padang (Jawi) is the capital of the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia.

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Pakubuwono XII

Pakubuwono XII (also transliterated Pakubuwana XII) (reigned 1944 – 11 June 2004) was the twelfth Susuhunan (ruler of Surakarta) and the longest ruling of all monarchs in Javanese history.

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Palembang

Palembang (Indonesian pronunciation: palɛmˈbaŋ) is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.

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Palmerah

Palmerah is a subdistrict of West Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Papua (province)

Papua is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia, comprising most of Western New Guinea.

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People's Consultative Assembly

The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system.

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People's Daily

The People's Daily or Renmin Ribao is the biggest newspaper group in China.

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People's Representative Council

The People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, DPR), alternatively translatable as the House of Representatives or as the House of People's Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia.

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Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian businessman, politician and former Lieutenant General in the Indonesian National Armed Forces.

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Premier of the People's Republic of China

The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, sometimes also referred to informally as the "Prime Minister", is the Leader of the State Council of China (constitutionally synonymous with the "Central People's Government" since 1954), who is the head of government and holds the highest rank (Level 1) in the Civil Service.

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Radhika Coomaraswamy

Deshamanya Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 1953) was the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict until 13 July 2012.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Riot

A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people.

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Rubber bullet

Rubber bullets (also called rubber baton rounds) are rubber or rubber-coated projectiles that can be fired from either standard firearms or dedicated riot guns.

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Salatiga

Salatiga (ꦯꦭꦠꦶꦒ) is a city in Central Java province, Indonesia.

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Sambas riots

The Sambas riots were an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Indonesia, in 1999.

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Sampit conflict

The Sampit conflict was an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Indonesia, beginning in February 2001 and lasting throughout the year.

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Sebelas Maret University

Sebelas Maret University (Universitas Sebelas Maret) is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Separatism

A common definition of separatism is that it is the advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group.

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Seventh Development Cabinet

The Seventh Development Cabinet (Kabinet Pembangunan VII) was the Indonesian Cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President BJ Habibie from 14 March 1998 to 21 May 1998.

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Sexual assault

Sexual assault is an act in which a person coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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Shopping mall

A shopping mall is a modern, chiefly North American, term for a form of shopping precinct or shopping center, in which one or more buildings form a complex of shops representing merchandisers with interconnecting walkways that enable customers to walk from unit to unit.

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Showroom

A showroom is a large space used to display products or show entertainment.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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South Sumatra

South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) is a province of Indonesia.

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Special forces

Special forces and special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women

On 4 March 1994 the Human Rights Council passed Resolution 1994/45 on the question of integrating the rights of women into the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations and the elimination of violence against women.

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Springer Science+Business Media

Springer Science+Business Media or Springer, part of Springer Nature since 2015, is a global publishing company that publishes books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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State terrorism

State terrorism refers to acts of terrorism conducted by a state against foreign targets or against its own people.

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State University of Medan

Medan State University (Universitas Negeri Medan) or UNIMED is a public university located in the city of Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Suara Pembaruan

Suara Pembaruan (literally Voice of Renewal) is an Indonesian evening daily newspaper.

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Suharto

Muhammad Suharto (also written Soeharto;, or Muhammad Soeharto; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military leader and politician who served as the second President of Indonesia, holding the office for 31 years from the ousting of Sukarno in 1967 until his resignation in 1998.

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Sukarno

Sukarno (born Kusno Sosrodihardjo; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was the first President of Indonesia, serving in office from 1945 to 1967.

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Surabaya

Surabaya (formerly Dutch: Soerabaia and later Surabaja) is a port city and the capital of East Java (Jawa Timur) province of Indonesia.

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Surakarta

Surakarta (ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ, often called Solo or less common spelling Sala) is a city in Central Java.

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949) (pronounced) is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who was the President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014.

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Taman Sari, Jakarta

Taman Sari is a subdistrict of West Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Tang Jiaxuan

Tang Jiaxuan (born January 17, 1938) was foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 1998–2003.

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Tangerang

Tangerang (Sundanese:, Chinese: 丹格朗) is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia.

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Tanjung Priok

Tanjung Priok is a subdistrict of North Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Tear gas

Tear gas, formally known as a lachrymator agent or lachrymator (from the Latin lacrima, meaning "tear"), sometimes colloquially known as mace,"Mace" is a brand name for a tear gas spray is a chemical weapon that causes severe eye and respiratory pain, skin irritation, bleeding, and even blindness.

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Thai baht

The baht (บาท,; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the currency of Thailand.

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The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is a daily English language newspaper in Indonesia.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

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Time in Indonesia

The Indonesian archipelago geographically stretches across four time zones from UTC+7 in Aceh to UTC+9 in Western Papua.

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Tire

A tire (American English) or tyre (British English; see spelling differences) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface traveled over.

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Tommy Suharto

Hutomo Mandala Putra (born 15 July 1962), commonly known as Tommy Suharto, is an Indonesian businessman, convicted murderer, politician and the youngest son of Suharto, the second President of Indonesia.

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Trisakti shootings

The Trisakti shootings (Tragedi Trisakti, literally "Trisakti Tragedy") took place at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 May 1998.

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Trisakti University

Trisakti University (Usakti) is Indonesia's largest private university located in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Unemployment

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United Development Party

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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University of Hawaii Press

The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiokinai.

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Video CD

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VMM-262

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Walkie-talkie

A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver, or HT) is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver.

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West Sumatra

West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar, Jawi:, Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik) is a province of Indonesia.

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Wiranto

Wiranto (born 4 April 1947) is a retired Indonesian army General.

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1997 Asian financial crisis

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2000 Walisongo school massacre

The Walisongo school massacre is the name given to a series of attacks by Christian militants on 28 May 2000 upon several predominantly Muslim villages around Poso town, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia as part of a broader sectarian conflict in the Poso region.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia

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