Madiun Affair
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The Madiun Affair was a 1948 communist-led uprising in East Java that was violently suppressed by the Indonesian government, marking a key turning point in the struggle over Indonesia’s post-independence political direction.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madiun Rebellion | 1 |
| Peristiwa Madiun 1948 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ political uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
executions of rebel leaders
ⓘ
increased repression of leftist groups ⓘ mass arrests of suspected communists ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madiun Affair
ⓘ
surface form:
Madiun Rebellion
Madiun Affair ⓘ
surface form:
Peristiwa Madiun 1948
|
| casualties | thousands killed ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-12 ⓘ |
| governmentLeader |
Mohammad Hatta
ⓘ
Sukarno ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
ⓘ
Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian National Revolution period
|
| ideologicalCharacter | communist-led ⓘ |
| impactOnPolicy |
justified stronger central control
ⓘ
reinforced anti-communist security policies ⓘ |
| location |
East Java
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Madiun ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Communist rebels
ⓘ
Government of Indonesia ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian government
|
| militaryCommander | Abdul Haris Nasution ⓘ |
| opponent |
Indonesian Republican armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian National Army
Sukarno government ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Indonesian National Revolution
ⓘ
post-independence power struggle ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Indonesian National Revolution
ⓘ
Indonesian independence struggle ⓘ |
| relatedIdeology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Indonesian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian National Army
Partai Komunis Indonesia ⓘ |
| result |
government victory
ⓘ
suppression of uprising ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Sukarno-Hatta leadership
ⓘ
strengthened central government authority ⓘ turning point in Indonesian politics ⓘ weakened Indonesian Communist Party ⓘ |
| startDate | 1948-09 ⓘ |
| theme |
civil-military relations
ⓘ
ideological conflict ⓘ state consolidation ⓘ |
| year | 1948 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madiun Rebellion
this entity surface form:
Peristiwa Madiun 1948