1998 in Indonesia
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The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Indonesia.
In Indonesia, this year was noted for the May 1998 riots due to dissatisfaction with Suharto's 31-year New Order regime, culminating in Suharto's resignation on 21 May 1998.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Suharto (until 21 May), B. J. Habibie (after 21 May)
- Vice-President: Try Sutrisno (until 11 March), B. J. Habibie (11 March to 21 May), Vacant (after 21 May)
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 11 February – J. Soedradjad Djiwandono is dismissed from his office of the governor of the Bank of Indonesia.[1]
May
[edit]- 4 May – The start of the May riots in Indonesia.[2]
- 12 May – Trisakti shootings: Indonesian National Army soldiers fire and kill four protestors.[3] This causes the start of the riots in Jakarta.
- 15 May – 1998 Klender mall fire: A fire in the Klender Mall due to looting leaves at least 200 people dead.[4]
- 21 May – Fall of Suharto: Suharto resigns as president.[5][6]
August
[edit]- 22 August – The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh ends.[7]
October
[edit]- 26 October – 1998 Indonesia Open starts.[8]
November
[edit]- 1 November – 1998 Indonesia Open ends.[8]
- 13 November – Semanggi I shooting: 17 people are killed and many injured after troops fired on protestors near the Semanggi intercharge.[9] Maria Catarina Sumarsih held Prabowo Subianto responsibilities for involved during the event and in a series of human rights abuses.[10]
December
[edit]Births
[edit]- 25 February – Rizky Febian, singer-songwriter, actor, TV presenter.[13]
- 31 August – Sugeng Efendi, professional footballer.[14]
Deaths
[edit]- 8 January – Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara, military general (born 1925).[15]
- 9 October – Ita Martadinata Haryono, human rights activist (born 1980).[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Djiwandono, J. Soedradjad (2005). Bank Indonesia and the Crisis: An Insider's View. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 20. ISBN 978-981-230-308-0.
- ^ Purdey 2006, p. 116.
- ^ "1998 Shootings Trisakti, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Kenangan Keluarga Korban Kebakaran Mal Klender, Imbas Tragedi Mei 1998". www.vice.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "THE FALL OF SUHARTO: THE OVERVIEW; SUHARTO, BESIEGED, STEPS DOWN AFTER 32-YEAR RULE IN INDONESIA - The New York Times". 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Indonesia: Why Aceh is Exploding - Indonesia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ a b "smash - badminton site". 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "1998-1999 Shootings Semanggi I and II, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Hariandja, Richaldo (2024-02-16). "'A betrayal': mother's fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "INDONESIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "CNN - Rioters hit Indonesian cities during Ramadan - December 27, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2018-05-02). "Profil Rizky Febian - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Sugeng Efendi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Siapa Dia? Letjen Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara". Tribunlampung.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Socians, The (2019-12-03). "Ita Martadinata Haryono: Unsolved Murder of a Chinese Lady who Fought against Series of Mass Rapes". Socians. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
Sources
[edit]- Purdey, Jemma (2006). Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia, 1996–1999. Honolulu, H.I.: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3057-1.
