May 1998 riots of Indonesia

When

4 May 1998 – 15 May 1998

Kind

Genocide

Coordinates

2.00° S, 118.00° E

Description

mass violence, demonstrations, and civil unrest, mainly targeting ethnic Chinese

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

The May 1998 Indonesia riots, also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy or simply the 98 event, were incidents of riots and civil unrest in Indonesia, many of which targeted the country's ethnic Chinese population. The events were mainly in the cities of Jakarta, Medan, Surakarta, Palembang, and Surabaya with smaller incidents in other parts of Indonesia.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Riots directed against Chinese Indonesians break out in Indonesia, killing around 1,000 people”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “印尼五月全国性反华暴乱，全印尼共有1200多人丧生。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page