Propaganda and the Genocide in Indonesia by Saskia E. Wieringa Nursyahbani Katjasungkana & Katjasungkana Nursyahbani

Author:Saskia E. Wieringa,Nursyahbani Katjasungkana & Katjasungkana, Nursyahbani
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Conclusion

General Suharto gave himself the right to interpret the Pancasila in the same way as had President Sukarno during Guided Democracy. A compulsory course on the army version of Indonesian history accompanied the P4 course held at schools and universities.39 In this version, produced by army historian Nugroho Notosusanto, the history of the archipelago is presented as a long-drawn out struggle in which the army always conquers the enemies of the nation (Kasenda 2015; McGregor 2007).

The moderate General Agus Widjojo, a son of one of the generals murdered by the G30S group, and currently the Governor of Lemhanas, summarized in an interview with the BBC the general opinion on the reasons why the PKI was destroyed:

You have to consider the background [of the massacres], the PKI engaged in murdering in 1948. Since the 1960s the PKI took a revolutionary strategy. They became very wild. They were close to President Sukarno, and strongly supported his policies, such as land for the people, one-sided actions, intimidating Muslim organizations, parties, students etcetera.40

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