Indonesian Communist movement

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The Indonesian Communist movement was a political and social force in Indonesia, led primarily by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), that sought to establish a socialist state and played a major role in the country’s anti-colonial and post-independence struggles until its violent suppression in the mid-1960s.

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instanceOf political movement
social movement
activeDuring Dutch colonial period in Indonesia
Guided Democracy period in Indonesia
Indonesian National Revolution
Liberal Democracy period in Indonesia
aftermath long-term stigmatization of communism in Indonesia
alignedWith Sukarno’s Guided Democracy
linked to: Demokrasi Terpimpin
associatedOrganization BTI
Communist Party of Indonesia
Gerwani
Pemuda Rakyat
SOBSI
country Indonesia
goal establish a socialist state in Indonesia
ideology Marxism
Marxism–Leninism
communism
influencedBy Chinese Communist Revolution
linked to: Chinese Revolution

Russian Revolution
Soviet Union
keyLeader Alimin
D. N. Aidit
linked to: D.N. Aidit

Lukman
Muso
Njoto
Tan Malaka
legalStatusAfter1966 banned in Indonesia
mainOrganization Communist Party of Indonesia
notableEvent 1926–1927 communist uprisings in Indonesia
30 September Movement
Madiun Affair
opposedBy Dutch colonial authorities
Indonesian Army
Indonesian Islamic organizations
Suharto government
linked to: Soeharto
partOf global communist movement
peakPeriod early 1960s
positionOn anti-imperialism
land reform in Indonesia
nationalization of foreign enterprises
repressedBy New Order regime
roleIn Indonesian anti-colonial struggle
Indonesian labor movement
Indonesian peasant movement
Indonesian women’s movement
shortName PKI movement
linked to: PKI
suppressedIn mid-1960s
suppressionEvent 1965–1966 mass killings in Indonesia

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Naar de Republiek Indonesia associatedWith Indonesian Communist movement
Dipa Nusantara Aidit movement Indonesian communist movement
linked to: Indonesian Communist movement
Sudisman eventParticipatedIn Indonesian Communist Party activities prior to 1965
linked to: Indonesian Communist movement