1996 in Indonesia

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The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Indonesia.

Incumbents

• President: Suharto ^[1]
• Vice President: Try Sutrisno ^[2]
• Chief Justice: Suryono (until November 1), Sarwata (starting November 1) ^[3]

Events

January

• January 8 – Mapenduma hostage crisis: The Free Papua Movement took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Papua Province), Indonesia. ^[4]
• January 19 – An Indonesian ferry sinks off the northern tip of Sumatra, drowning more than 100 people.

February

• February 17 – The 8.2 M_w  Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured. ^{[5] [6]}

July

• July 27 – Indonesian government forces attacked the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party, which was being occupied by supporters of recently ousted party leader Megawati Sukarnoputri. ^{[7] [8]}

August

• August 1 – A pro-democracy demonstration supporting Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia is broken up by riot police.
• August 13 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, an Indonesian journalist, was attacked at his house by two unidentified assailants. He died three days later. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Births

Terens Puhiri

February

• February 13 – Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Indonesian badminton player ^[12]

October

• October 13 – Terens Puhiri, Indonesian footballer ^[13]
• October 20 – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player ^[14]

November

• November 1 – Sean Gelael, Indonesian racing driver ^[15]

Deaths

April

• April 28 – Siti Hartinah, 2nd First Lady of Indonesia, wife of Suharto (b. 1923) ^[16]

May

• May 23 – Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and human rights activist (b. 1934) ^[17]

August

• August 16 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, Indonesian journalist (b. 1963) ^[11]

References

1. Gittings, John (January 28, 2008). "Obituary: Suharto, former Indonesian dictator: 1921–2008". The Guardian.
2. "Presiden dan Wakil Presiden" [Presidents and Vice Presidents]. Indonesia.go.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
3. Mardatillah, Aida (August 19, 2018). "'Potret' Ketua MA dari Masa ke Masa" [‘Portrait’ of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court from Time to Time]. Hukumonline.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
4. Stout, Chris E. (2002). The Psychology of Terrorism: Clinical aspects and responses, Volume 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 184. ISBN   0-275-97866-4.
5. ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
6. USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
7. Ricklefs 2008, pp. 512–519.
8. Friend 2003, pp. 226–230.
9. "Indonesia: The need to protect journalists". Amnesty International. September 1997.
10. Tesoro 2004, p. 44.
11. "Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
12. "Profil Atlet: M. Rian Ardianto" (in Indonesian). PB Jaya Raya. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
13. INDOSPORT.com (October 28, 2017). "8 Fakta Terens Puhiri yang Hebohkan Dunia, Nomor 4 Bikin..."
14. "Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
15. "Sean Gelael". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 21, 2020.
16. Budiardjo, Carmel (April 29, 1996) "Ibu Tien Buried Today". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008. . hamline.edu
17. "Obituary: Kronid Lyubarsky". The Independent. October 23, 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

Works cited

• Friend, Theodore (2003). Indonesian Destinies . Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674011373.
• Ricklefs, M.C. (2008) [1981]. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 (4th ed.). London: MacMillan. ISBN   978-0-230-54685-1.
• Tesoro, Josė Manuel (2004). The Invisible Palace . Jakarta: Equinox. ISBN   979-97964-7-4.