THE HISTORY TO
REMEMBER
Indonesia with its spirit and
power rapidly becomes a big nation. The history keeping the struggle of
Indonesia people to reach their freedom is always live as a national identity.
But, the history is not always about good story. The bad one usually comes with
no invitation and prediction.
Indonesia with all astonishing
histories also has the worst history following its development as a country. And
what I mean maybe also known by you is about Indonesia Communist Party’s (PKI)
Movement on September 30th 1965 or better known as G30S/PKI.
G30S/PKI (Gerakan 30 September
PKI) was the rebellion which was planned and run by PKI with a big purpose to take
over the power and to change Indonesia’s national ideology from Pancasila to
Communist ideology. PKI with Colonel Untung – Mr. Soekrano’s hand- utilized the
good relation with Mr. President Soekarno and lied to Soekarno indirectly to
run their plan. But there were several Generals from Indonesian Army who knew
PKI’s vicious intention.
The bad thoughts and plans of PKI
had been known by those Generals for a long time. And those generals with their
intelligent and power tried to prevent and cut every step which was planned by
PKI. The other side, D.N Aidit, PKI’s leader, knowing the generals’ resistance
on their movement had a plan to get rid their opponents off of their way. PKI which
had been influenced communist ideology wanted to kill them all.
The day was coming. On September
30th 1965, dawn of the day, The operation leading by Colonel Untung
from Air Force commanded Tjakra Birawa troops – the president's secret service- to
kidnap seven generals and take them all to Lubang Buaya – The location of
generals’ murder.
Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani, Lieutenant
General MT. Haryono, and General D.I Panjaitan were The generals who were
killed in their own home and witnessed by their family. While, Lieutenant General
R. Soeprapto, Lieutenant General S. Parman, General Sutoyo were taken alive by
the troops. And the main target Lieutenant General A.H Nasution successfully
escaped from this plan because his squire/guard Captain Pierre Tendean manly
pretended that he was Nasution.
Once kidnapping, all generals
were murdered.
The day after that day, General
Soeharto tried to fix and solve the bad condition. He took an empty position of
army power. After successfully took over Republic of Indonesia Radio (RRI) from
PKI’s troops, General Soeharto and Lieutenant General Nasution announced to the
public that they were in control and would rule an operation to break the
case. He then appointed Colonel Sarwo Edhy as a RPKAD commander – The elite
troops of Indonesia army (currently known as KOPASSUS)- to lead the operation to quell PKI’s movement.
Finally, the truth would be win.
After a little battle with the counter-revolutionary forces, the condition was
in control and getting better by the good side. All PKI’s leaders escaped and
ran to several cities.
On October 3th, the
bodies of all victims of this movement were discovered. They were thrown into a
deep hole. The evacuation was done by Navy troops (KKO) and then all victims were
buried with a special honor on October 5th precisely in Indonesia Army
Forces Day. A.H Nasution gave his national speech to explain the rebellion of
PKI and to raise the public’s spirit to fight on every communist ideology which
grew in Indonesia.
Right now, after 20 long years, a
film describing the cruel of PKI’s Movement in September 1965 is allowed to be
played again to the public by instruction of Mr. President Joko Widodo. He
wants all people especially the youth were born in millennial generation to know
and learn about this history. And the main purpose of this instruction are to
remember all revolution heroes becoming the victims and to strengthen the unity
of Indonesia, also to understand and prevent the dangerous of communist
ideology which is still spread by some groups.
So then, The point is that
Pancasila always becomes Republic of Indonesia's main ideology and never be replaced and
changed by anything.
Do not forget our history!
