May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia

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anti-Chinese incident mass violence event pogrom racially motivated violence riot

The May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia were a wave of violent unrest marked by widespread attacks, looting, and assaults targeting the ethnic Chinese minority amid the country’s political and economic crisis.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-Chinese incident → mass violence event → pogrom → racially motivated violence → riot →
alsoKnownAs	Kerusuhan Mei 1998 → May 1998 Jakarta riots → May 1998 riots →
cause	1997–1998 Indonesian financial crisis → Asian financial crisis → political crisis in Indonesia → widespread public anger at Suharto regime →
characteristic	arson of shops and malls → mass rapes allegations → physical assaults → sexual violence against women → widespread looting →
country	Indonesia →
endTime	1998-05-15 →
followedBy	political reforms in Indonesia → resignation of President Suharto →
hasContext	Reformasi movement in Indonesia → fall of Suharto →
hasEthnicDimension	anti-Chinese sentiment in Indonesia →
investigatedBy	Indonesian Joint Fact-Finding Team →
location	Jakarta → Medan → Surakarta → other Indonesian cities →
mainTarget	ethnic Chinese Indonesians →
numberOfDeaths	approximately 1,000–1,200 → over 1,000 →
numberOfInjured	thousands →
opposedBy	Indonesian human rights groups → international human rights organizations →
partOf	1998 Indonesian political crisis →
perpetrator	anti-Chinese mobs → looters → rioters →
propertyDamage	burning of shopping malls → extensive destruction of shops and buildings →
result	heightened fear among Chinese Indonesians → international condemnation → large-scale emigration of Chinese Indonesians → pressure for human rights investigations →
startTime	1998-05-12 →
victim	Chinese Indonesian civilians → Chinese-owned businesses → Chinese-owned homes →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia ("May 1998 riots") → May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia ("Kerusuhan Mei 1998") → May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia ("May 1998 Jakarta riots") →	alsoKnownAs
Chinese Indonesians →	notableEvent