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KOMPAS.com – Why were the generals killed by the PKI? In the G30S incident of 1930, six generals and one of the first TNI AD officers were killed. But does the PKI really kill them? Here is a short explanation:
Why were the generals killed by the PKI?
The events of the Movement of September 30, 1965 (G30S) are a national tragedy that contains controversy.
The incident that lasted two days and one night had a great impact on the political life of the Indonesian nation at the time.
Release the news KOMPAS.com (9/30/2019), in G30S, reality or engineering? (2013) of Julius Pour, Commander of Battalion I of the Tjakrabirawa Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel (Inf) Untung Samsoeri, led the coup attempt.
The coup was originally called Operation Takari. But at the end of the day, the name was changed to September 30 Movement (G30S).
According to Untung, the Pasopati Task Force led by Lieutenant I (Inf) Abdul Arief of the Tjakrabirawa Regiment was tasked with capturing the seven target generals.
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Release the news KOMPAS.com (10/4/2019), six generals and a first officer from the Indonesian Army were victims of the G30S incident. The names of the generals who were victims of the G30S are:
- Posthumous Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani
- Major General Raden Soeprapto
- Major General Mas Tirtodarmo Haryono
- Major General Siswondo Parman
- Brigadier General Donald Isaac Panjaitan
- Brigadier General Sutoyo Siswodiharjo
- Lettu Pierre Andreas Tendean (Assistant to General AH Nasution)
The seven victims were placed in a hole in the Pondok Gede area. Subsequently, the seven victims of the G30S received the title of Heroes of the Revolution.
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But in Face and history of the fight of national heroes of Series IV Published by the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, the Independence Pioneer and Heroic Affairs Directorate 1994-1995 suggests a different matter.
In the New Order era book, it is stated that the PKI rebellion.
It begins with the kidnapping and then the assassination of the Army headquarters to paralyze this force.
In addition, he explained the reasons for the kidnapping, namely that in the PKI evaluation, the Army had to be paralyzed first. Because the Army is considered its main opponent.
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Meanwhile, quoted from Kemdikbud RI Learning Resources, it was explained that the events of the Movement of September 30, 1965 were a national tragedy that was allegedly perpetrated by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and caused casualties among high-ranking military personnel.
In this explanation, it was explained that the G30S 1965 incident was motivated by political competition.
Because the PKI, as a political force, was concerned about the deterioration of President Soekarno’s health.
In early August 1965, President Soekaro suddenly fainted after delivering a speech. Many people think that President Soekarno’s age will not be long.
So the big question arises, who will replace President Soekarno? So a strong competition arose between the PKI and TNI that led to the G30S incident of 1965.
