The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War
This article explores how the local situation – politically, economically and socially – contributed to the occurrence in Indonesia of two crucial and interlinked Cold War events, the Indonesian coup and massacre. The article explains how an Indonesian army general, Suharto, was able to utilise Cold...
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| description | This article explores how the local situation – politically, economically and socially – contributed to the occurrence in Indonesia of two crucial and interlinked Cold War events, the Indonesian coup and massacre. The article explains how an Indonesian army general, Suharto, was able to utilise Cold War narratives to instigate anti-communist fervour, which resulted in the massacre of more than half a million alleged communists. Suharto was able to gradually usurp power and eventually replace Sukarno as the president of Indonesia. It is argued that the convergence of domestic factors was critical to these events, which can be understood as a localised Cold War. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95c952d2be894980bbdc39d8e87cc4552022-12-21T21:53:03ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaEsboços1414-722X2175-79762016-12-01233633435110.5007/2175-7976.2016v23n36p33426832The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold WarAngela Keys0Drew Cottle1Charles Sturt UniversityWestern Sydney UniversityThis article explores how the local situation – politically, economically and socially – contributed to the occurrence in Indonesia of two crucial and interlinked Cold War events, the Indonesian coup and massacre. The article explains how an Indonesian army general, Suharto, was able to utilise Cold War narratives to instigate anti-communist fervour, which resulted in the massacre of more than half a million alleged communists. Suharto was able to gradually usurp power and eventually replace Sukarno as the president of Indonesia. It is argued that the convergence of domestic factors was critical to these events, which can be understood as a localised Cold War.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/esbocos/article/view/48852 |
| spellingShingle | Angela Keys Drew Cottle The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War Esboços |
| title | The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War |
| title_full | The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War |
| title_fullStr | The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War |
| title_short | The Indonesian Coup and Mass Killings, 1965-1967: A Reconceptualization of the Infuence of the Cold War |
| title_sort | indonesian coup and mass killings 1965 1967 a reconceptualization of the infuence of the cold war |
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