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.

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Madiun Rebellion 1
Peristiwa Madiun 1948 1

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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

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Madiun Affair alsoKnownAs Madiun Affair
this entity surface form: Madiun Rebellion
Madiun Affair alsoKnownAs Madiun Affair
this entity surface form: Peristiwa Madiun 1948
Amir Sjarifuddin participantIn Madiun Affair