1998 in Indonesia

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The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, this year was noted for the May 1998 riots due to dissatisfaction with Suharto's 31-year New Order regime, culminating in Suharto's resignation on 21 May 1998.

Incumbents

• President: Suharto (until 21 May), B. J. Habibie (after 21 May)
• Vice-President: Try Sutrisno (until 11 March), B. J. Habibie (11 March to 21 May), Vacant (after 21 May)

Events

February

• 11 February – J. Soedradjad Djiwandono is dismissed from his office of the governor of the Bank of Indonesia.^[1]

May

• 4 May – The start of the May riots in Indonesia.^[2]
• 12 May – Trisakti shootings: Indonesian National Army soldiers fire and kill four protestors.^[3] This causes the start of the riots in Jakarta.
• 15 May – 1998 Klender mall fire [id]: A fire in the Klender Mall due to looting leaves at least 200 people dead.^[4]
• 21 May – Fall of Suharto: Suharto resigns as president.^[5][6]

August

• 22 August – The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh ends.^[7]

October

• 26 October – 1998 Indonesia Open starts.^[8]

November

• 1 November – 1998 Indonesia Open ends.^[8]
• 13 November – Semanggi I shooting: 17 people are killed and many injured after troops fired on protestors near the Semanggi intercharge.^[9] Maria Catarina Sumarsih held Prabowo Subianto responsibilities for involved during the event and in a series of human rights abuses.^[10]

December

• 25 December–29 December – First Poso riot.^[11][12]

Births

• 25 February – Rizky Febian, singer-songwriter, actor, TV presenter.^[13]
• 31 August – Sugeng Efendi, professional footballer.^[14]

Deaths

• 8 January – Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara, military general (born 1925).^[15]
• 9 October – Ita Martadinata Haryono, human rights activist (born 1980).^[16]

References

1. Djiwandono, J. Soedradjad (2005). Bank Indonesia and the Crisis: An Insider's View. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 20. ISBN 978-981-230-308-0.
2. Purdey 2006, p. 116.
3. "1998 Shootings Trisakti, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
4. "Kenangan Keluarga Korban Kebakaran Mal Klender, Imbas Tragedi Mei 1998". www.vice.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
5. "THE FALL OF SUHARTO: THE OVERVIEW; SUHARTO, BESIEGED, STEPS DOWN AFTER 32-YEAR RULE IN INDONESIA - The New York Times". 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
6. "CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
7. "Indonesia: Why Aceh is Exploding - Indonesia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
8. "smash - badminton site". 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
9. "1998-1999 Shootings Semanggi I and II, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
10. Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Hariandja, Richaldo (2024-02-16). "'A betrayal': mother's fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
11. "INDONESIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
12. "CNN - Rioters hit Indonesian cities during Ramadan - December 27, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
13. VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2018-05-02). "Profil Rizky Febian - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
14. "Sugeng Efendi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
15. "Siapa Dia? Letjen Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara". Tribunlampung.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
16. Socians, The (2019-12-03). "Ita Martadinata Haryono: Unsolved Murder of a Chinese Lady who Fought against Series of Mass Rapes". Socians. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

Sources

• Purdey, Jemma (2006). Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia, 1996–1999. Honolulu, H.I.: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3057-1.