The Sukarno File, 1965-1967

Chronology of a Defeat
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15382-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 506 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 922 g

Reihe: Social Sciences in Asia

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dake, Antoni

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Antonie C.A. Dake, Ph.D. (1973), in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, is the author of In the Red Banteng, Indonesian Communism between Moscow and Peking (The Hague 1973, Jakarta 2002). After a career in journalism and business, he now writes books and articles on international affairs, defense, and telecommunication.