PKI

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PKI is the abbreviation for Partai Komunis Indonesia, the former communist party of Indonesia that played a major role in the country’s mid-20th-century political history.

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Label Occurrences
PKI canonical 6
PKI movement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
abbreviationOf Partai Komunis Indonesia
accusedOf involvement in the 30 September Movement
alliedWith Nasakom coalition
associatedEvent 30 September Movement
bannedIn Indonesia
bannedInYear 1966
claimedMembers around 3 million
closeTo President Sukarno
linked to: Sukarno
country Indonesia
dissolvedIn 1966
foundedAs Perserikatan Komunis di Hindia
foundedIn 1920
fullName Partai Komunis Indonesia
generalSecretary D.N. Aidit
historicalEra Cold War
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
influencedBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
languageOfName Indonesian
leader D.N. Aidit
M.H. Lukman
Njoto
legalStatusInIndonesia banned
majorForceIn Indonesian politics in the 1950s
massOrganizations BTI
Gerwani
Lekra
Pemuda Rakyat
membershipPeak early 1960s
membersKilledDuring 1965–1966 mass killings in Indonesia
notableFigure D.N. Aidit
M.H. Lukman
Njoto
operatedIn Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
outlawedBy Suharto government
linked to: Soeharto
participatedIn 1955 Indonesian legislative election
politicalPosition far-left
re-emerged post-World War II
region Southeast Asia
renamedTo Partai Komunis Indonesia
resultIn1955Election fourth-largest party
supportedPolicy Nasakom (nationalism, religion, communism)
suppressedAfter 1926–1927 communist uprisings
symbol hammer and sickle
targetOf 1965–1966 anti-communist purges
tookPartIn 1926–1927 communist uprisings in the Dutch East Indies

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Barisan Tani Indonesia affiliatedWith PKI
subject linked to: BTI
Indische Sociaal-Democratische Vereeniging precursorOf PKI
Indische Sociaal-Democratische Vereeniging hasSuccessor PKI
Indonesian Communist movement shortName PKI movement
linked to: PKI