30 September Movement
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The Thirtieth of September Movement was a coup movement allegedly orchestrated by the leaders of the Communist Party of Indonesia and its sympathizers within the Indonesian military.
Pancasila Sakti Monument
The editorial cartoon from the front page of the PKI newspaper Harian Rakjat, 2 October 1965
The closeness of Sukarno and Zhou Enlai in 1964
The diorama depicts S. Parman being interrogated and tortured by members of the 30 September Movement in Lubang Buaya Museum
Sukarno
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Sukarno was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.
30 September Movement
…days later. Later that morning, the organization declared that it was in control of media and communication outlets and claimed to have taken President Sukarno under its protection. During that chaotic morning, Sukarno decided to go to Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, and eventually rejected giving his support…
Official portrait, c. 1949
Sukarno as a HBS student in Surabaya, 1916
Sukarno with fellow defendants and attorneys during his trial in Bandung, 1930
Sukarno at his home in exile, Bengkulu