Aidit and the G30S

PEOPLE still find it difficult to forget the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), particularly when September 30 comes around. They understand well that the party made mistakes before collapsing in the tumult of the September 30 Movement, known in Indonesia as the G30S. In the run-up to the 1965 events, PKI leader, D.N. Aidit faced a difficult dilemma.

In January 1951, three years after the Madiun uprising, Aidit became party leader. In no time at

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