Madiun Affair
E29327
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madiun Affair canonical | 3 |
| Madiun Rebellion | 1 |
| Peristiwa Madiun 1948 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madiun Affair Context triple: [Indonesian National Revolution, significantEvent, Madiun Affair]
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A.
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
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B.
Battle of Surabaya
The Battle of Surabaya was a major 1945 clash between Indonesian nationalists and British-led Allied forces in East Java, widely regarded as a pivotal and symbolic moment in Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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E.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madiun Affair Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
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B.
Battle of Surabaya
The Battle of Surabaya was a major 1945 clash between Indonesian nationalists and British-led Allied forces in East Java, widely regarded as a pivotal and symbolic moment in Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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E.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madiun Affair Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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