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HISTORY OF G30SPKI

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The September 30 Movement of the PKI (G30SPKI), the Thirty September Movement (GESTAPU) and the One October Movement (GESTOK) are the same term for an event that occurred on September 30th to October 1st 1965, when seven high-ranking Indonesian military officers and several others were killed in a coup attempt by the PKI.

The September 30 movement aimed to overthrow President Sukarno and turn the Republic of Indonesia into a communist state. This incident was led by Dipa Nusantara Aidit who was the chairman of the PKI at that time. At that time DN Aiddit invited the people to support the PKI so that Indonesia would progress.

Lieutenant Colonel Untung Syamsuri, who was the Commander of Battalion 1 Cakrabiarawa, instructed that this movement be launched in Jakarta and Yogyakarta. This movement targeted the General Councils and High Officers.

Beginning in the afternoon, on September 30th 1965, a group of army conspirators who named themselves "Gerakan 30 September" gathered in Jakarta. aimed to kidnap and kill seven military generals at dawn on October 1st 1965. By dawn on October 1, six generals had died and were left one, he is Abdul Nasution who had run away. Those who were abducted were killed and tortured in Lubang Buaya Village, south of Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Base. Later that morning the movement announced that they had took power to prevent a coup against the president by the general council. Meanwhile, General Suharto began to gather control of power into his own hands and finally took his own initiative.

Here are the names that died when this movement occurred:

• Letnan Jendral Anumerta Ahmad Yani
• Mayor Jendral Raden Soeprapto
• Mayor Jendral Mas Tirtodarmo Haryono
• Mayor Jendral Siswondo Parman
• Brigadir Jendral Donald Isaac Panjaitan
• Brigadir Jendral Sutoyo Siswodiharjo
• Brigadir Polisi Ketua Karel Satsuit Tubun
• Kolonel Katamso Darmokusumo
• Letnan Kolonel Sugiyono Mangunwiyoto
• Kapten Lettu Pierre Andreas Tendean
• Ade Irma Suryani Nasution

From the G30SPKI incident, people demanded that President Soekarno disband the PKI because it had caused chaos. Even though PKI was the biggest force supporting Soekarno's "Ganyang Malaysia" movement. Soekarno then ordered Major General Soeharto to purge government elements from the influence of the PKI.

After the movement, 30 September is celebrated as the Commemoration Day of the 30 September Movement and 1 October, designated as the Pancasila Sanctity. During the mass of President Suharto's government, ceremonies were usually held at the Pancasila Sakti monument and the screening of the G30SPKI film to commemorate this event.

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Lubis, O. (2018, 9 30). Yuk Simak Sejarah Singkat G30S/PKI. Retrieved 3 10, 2020, from kompasiana.com: https://www.kompasiana.com/ozanlubis/5baeefda677ffb4e1447c142/yuk-simak-sejarah-singkat-g30s-pki#

September 30th Movement. (n.d.). Retrieved 3 10, 2020, from Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/September-30th-Movement