Indonesia genocide

1. Indonesian Genocide
Tiffany Costa, Erick Noguera, Taiwo Justice &
Andrew Prutsalis

2. Definition of Genocide
According to the UNCG
Convention
- Killing of members in the group.
- Causing serious bodily or mental
harm to these members.
- Submitting the group to an
environment in which they are not
likely to survive.
- Imposing the prevention of births.
- Forcibly transmitting children from
the group.

3. History of Events Leading
to the Genocide
Indonesia, with a total of 17,000 islands, was home to a diverse culture and many
indigenous beliefs prior to the influence of Hinduism.
1922 - Indonesia became part of the Dutch kingdom.
During WWII, Japan was in short of oil, which was vital for their survival, and
decided to take of the Indonesian islands.
To gain more power and territory, avoiding rebellions, the Japanese assigned
Sukarno as a head of the Tiga-a ruling group.
Occurrences happened while Japan was loosing the war which led them to loose
power over Indonesia as well.
On August 15th, 1945 - Japan officially surrounded.
On August 17th, 1945 - Sukarno and Hatta announced Indonesia's Independence,
making Sukarno the president and Hatta the vice-president.

4. 1949 - all foreign troops were taken out and Indonesia became
officially Independent.
1957 - Indonesia ended relations with the remaining Dutch companies.
That same year, "Guided Democracy" was introduced into the political
system increasing Sukarno's power.
1960 - huge inflation rise and fall of the economy.
1965 - the communist attempted to coup in Indonesia, which led to the
beginning of the massacre that same year.

5. The 1965
Massacre-The
Target
- The killings.
- The Muslims.
- Killing methods.
- November 1965:
killings became
religious job to
follow.
- Balinese system.
- Civil War

6. • PNI, Indonesian
National Party.
• 50,000 killed in Bali.
• In Sumatra.
• The Rebels.
• Religion.
• 10 years after the
massacre.
• US officials.
• Fall of Sukarno
• Rise of Suharto

8. The police would drench the communists with gasoline and set them on fire.
Women who were pregnant from communist father were extremely tortured and also killed for
having a communist baby.
They were raped killed, and had their children taken away.
If not killed the communists were imprisoned or under house arrest and forcibly "disappeared".
Houses and propriety of the killed were detained, burned down, or seized by the military.
All communist were taken out of governing positions.
Sukarno lost his power when the PKI members had been demolished.
Suharto, promoted by Sukarno himself, became General and later the President.
Suharto led the genocide in East Timor and continued the cruelty.
Societal Affects

9. Due to the "communist problem" all diplomatic relations between Indonesia and China ended.
The massacre resulted in: Infrastructure, fall in agricultural production, escalating of inflation,
severe economic hardship for most Indonesians.
The intensifying of ideological conflicts, competition among political parties had a huge impact
on the cause of the massacre.
Economic setback coupled hyperinflation, food scarcity, and high risk foreign policy.
The Indonesian government denied that 2/3 of their population was slaughtered, therefore
nothing changed for the its people.
Therefore is massacre is not considered a genocide by the UNCG.
The Western media did not cover the events.

10. Structural Functionalism
Emile Durkheim: everything and
everyone has different functions
within the society and all are
necessary in order to maintain
equilibrium.
People's action within the society
can hint or explain the failing of an
institution.
Example, would be a car with no
battery.
One part of society affects the
whole.

11. Almost 50 years later, no
punishment for cruelties.
Society still bullied, intimidated,
ripped off and vulnerable.
Their own people looked away
for fear.
"If they speak they die" tradition.
Pancasila Youth - powerful
group who still spread
communist hate.
Consisting of 3 million
members, the massacre could
easily happen again.