1998 in Indonesia
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.
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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 – 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]
- 18 November: Semanggi I shooting – 17 people are killed and many injured after troops fired on protestors near the Semanggi intercharge.[9]
Births
- 25 February – Rizky Febian, singer-songwriter, actor, TV presenter.[12]
- 31 August – Sugeng Efendi, professional footballer.[13]
Deaths
- 8 January – Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara, military general (born 1925).[14]
- 9 October – Ita Martadinata Haryono, human rights activist (born 1980).[15]
References
- 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.
- Purdey 2006, p. 116.
- "1998 Shootings Trisakti, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "Kenangan Keluarga Korban Kebakaran Mal Klender, Imbas Tragedi Mei 1998". www.vice.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "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.
- "CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "Indonesia: Why Aceh is Exploding - Indonesia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "smash - badminton site". 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "1998-1999 Shootings Semanggi I and II, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "INDONESIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "CNN - Rioters hit Indonesian cities during Ramadan - December 27, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2018-05-02). "Profil Rizky Febian - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- "Sugeng Efendi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- "Siapa Dia? Letjen Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara". Tribunlampung.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- 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.
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