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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784811303321

Autore

Dake Antoni

Titolo

The Sukarno File, 1965-1967 : Chronology of a Defeat / / Antoni Dake

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006

ISBN

1-281-40054-8

9786611400545

90-474-1092-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (517 p.)

Collana

Social Sciences in Asia ; ; 9

Disciplina

959.803/6

Soggetti

Politics and government

Indonesia History Coup d'état, 1965

Indonesia Politics and government 1950-1966

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. January 1, 1965-September 30, 1965 -- pt. 2. October 1, 1965 -- pt. 3. October 2, 1965-March 12, 1965.

Sommario/riassunto

The book gives a detailed and final account of what happened on 1 October 1965 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Six anti-communist Army generals were kidnapped and then murdered. Mid-level officers were involved, as well as the leadership of the Indonesian Communist Party, PKI. Apparent aim was to move the country to the left. The plot failed due to swift action of major-general Suharto, the later President, until then completely unknown even to the CIA. The coup turned out to be a blunder of major proportions resulting in the annihilation of the PKI as organization. When the military found out that Sukarno himself had been behind the conspiracy, he was shunted aside without bringing him to court. Instead of left the country turned right.