Tanjung Morawa affair

Tanjung Morawa affair
Part of the liberal democracy period in Indonesia
A tobacco plantation in North Sumatra
Date16 March 1953
Location
Caused by
Resulted in
Parties
Peasant squatters
Lead figures

Indonesia Wilopo
Prime Minister of Indonesia
Indonesia Mohammad Roem
Minister of Home Affairs
Indonesia Abdul Hakim
Governor of North Sumatra

Non-centralized leadership

Casualties
Death(s)5
Injuriesc. 20

The Tanjung Morawa affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Tanjung Morawa, lit.'Tanjung Morawa event') was a clash between peasant squatters and the police which occurred on 16 March 1953 in Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra. The incident, which stemmed from a land dispute between the squatters and foreign plantation owners, resulted in the deaths of five peasants and the downfall of Prime Minister Wilopo and his cabinet.