SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Real Cases: May 1998 Riots of Indonesia

»The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known in Indonesia as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 1998 event (Peristiwa 1998), were incidents of mass violence, anti-government demonstrations, and civil unrest in Indonesia in May 1998. The events were mainly in the cities of Medan, Jakarta and Surakarta, with small incidents in other regions of the country.
The riots were triggered by corruption, economic problems, including food shortages and mass unemployment. It eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto and the fall of the New Order government, which had been in power for 32 years. The main targets of the violence were ethnic Chinese Indonesians, but most of the casualties were caused by a massive fire and occurred among looters.
t was estimated that more than a thousand people died in the riots. At least 168 cases of rape were reported, and material damage was valued at more than Rp3.1 trillion (US$260 million). « -- More information: Wikipedia

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B i b l i o g r a p h y

Literary Texts: Authors: Naning Pranoto

I. Author Index

[Info] Zhang, Ruizhe. »Remembering or Forgiveness: Aftermath of May 1998 Riots in Indonesia.« Thesis, University of Michigan, 2024.

II. Speaker Index