Fall of Suharto and Reformasi

Indonesian name: Jatuhnya Suharto dan Reformasi
Type: political event
Date: 1998-05-21
Place: Jakarta
Description: Suharto resigns, opening the Reformasi era and calls to reassess the 1965 events, the killings and the Gerwani slander.
Deskripsi: Suharto mengundurkan diri, membuka era Reformasi serta seruan untuk meninjau ulang peristiwa 1965, pembunuhan, dan fitnah terhadap Gerwani.

1998 – 2001

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GA-01524 1998-05-23 The Guardian rel C licensed

Chaos at Crocodile Hole (The Guardian, 23 Mei 1998)

Chaos at Crocodile Hole (The Guardian, 23 May 1998)

The Guardian, 23 May 1998, p.24, Martin Woollacott, 'Chaos at Crocodile Hole': comment on Suharto's fall, arguing it is no triumph and that his legacy of division (military vs Islamists, rich vs poor, ethnic and religious tensions) leaves the country fragile. It opens with the Crocodile Hole (Lubang Buaya) shrine, whos

GA-01514 1998-09-27 South China Sunday Morning Post rel B licensed

Rethink on Suharto role in coup (South China Sunday Morning Post, 27 September 1998)

South China Sunday Morning Post, 27 Sep 1998, p.8, Jenny Grant: after Suharto's fall, historians and politicians call for a reassessment of the 1965 coup and killings; the government has dropped compulsory screening of the New Order propaganda film. The article repeats that members of 'the communist women's organisatio

GA-02942 2001 rel B

The Battle for History after Suharto (van Klinken, 2001)

Gerry van Klinken's 2001 article mapping the post-Suharto contest over the national past: statist New Order history (film, Lubang Buaya rituals, book bans), versus societal streams including Sulami's 1999 truth-seeking organisation and Pramoedya. Historiographical context.