In May 1920, the Perserikatan Komunis di Hindia (the Communist Union of the Indies) was founded, later changing its name to Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI). Semaoen became chair of the party.

These killings targeted mainly members of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), ethnic Chinese and others deemed to be “leftists”. But some scholars argue that Suharto – who died in 2008 ...

Tempo/Pribadi Wicaksono The man, who also founded the Indonesian Anti-Communist Front (FAKI) in Yogyakarta, died at the age of 85. His story was once featured in Tempo Magazine in 2012, which ...

Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun chaired the meeting, together with Indonesia's Foreign ...