Trisakti shootings | |
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Part of the May 1998 riots of Indonesia | |
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 6°10′03″S 106°47′24″E / 6.1675°S 106.79°E |
Date | 12 May 1998 |
Target | Students at Trisakti University |
Deaths | Elang Mulia Lesmana Heri Hertanto Hafidin Royan Hendriawan Sie |
Injured | 15 |
Perpetrator | Indonesian Army |
The Trisakti shootings, also known as the Trisakti tragedy (Indonesian: Tragedi Trisakti), took place at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 12 May 1998. At a demonstration demanding President Suharto's resignation, Indonesian Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed protestors. Four students, Elang Mulia Lesmana, Heri Hertanto, Hafidin Royan, and Hendriawan Sie, were killed and dozens more were injured. The shootings triggered a riot and nationwide revolutionary wave, leading to Suharto's resignation later the same month.[A][1]