Madiun Affair

Madiun Affair
Part of the Indonesian National Revolution

Group of handcuffed men being detained by the TNI, Madiun, September 1948
DateSeptember 18 – December 19, 1948
Location
Result
  • Indonesian victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Indonesia Sukarno
Indonesia Mohammad Hatta
Indonesia Sudirman
Indonesia Gatot Soebroto
Indonesia Nasution
Indonesia Suharto
Musso Executed
Amir Sjarifuddin Executed
D. N. Aidit
M. H. Lukman
Njoto
Casualties and losses
1,920 killed (including civilians) in Madiun
108 killed (including civilians) in Magetan[1]
unknown killed
24,000–35,000 Rebel captured[2][3]

The Madiun Affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Madiun), known locally as the Communist Party of Indonesia rebellion of 1948 (Indonesian: Pemberontakan Partai Komunis Indonesia 1948), was an armed conflict between the government of the self-proclaimed Republic of Indonesia and the left-wing opposition group Front Demokrasi Rakyat (FDR, People's Democratic Front) during the Indonesian National Revolution.[4] The conflict began on September 18, 1948, in Madiun, East Java, and ended three months later when most FDR leaders and members were detained and executed by TNI forces.

  1. ^ "84 Korban Pemberontakan PKI 1948 di Madiun dan Magetan".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pinardi_153 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Tadjoeddin, Z. (2014-05-07). Explaining Collective Violence in Contemporary Indonesia: From Conflict to Cooperation. Springer. ISBN 9781137270641.
  4. ^ Sugiyama (2011), p. 20