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The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, this year was noted for the May 1998 riots due to dissatisfaction with Suharto's 31-year New Order regime, culminating in Suharto's resignation on 21 May 1998.

Incumbents

President: Suharto (until 21 May), B. J. Habibie (after 21 May)
Vice-President: Try Sutrisno (until 11 March), B. J. Habibie (11 March to 21 May), Vacant (after 21 May)

Events

February

11 February – J. Soedradjad Djiwandono is dismissed from his office of the governor of the Bank of Indonesia.^[1]

May

4 May – The start of the May riots in Indonesia.^[2]
12 May – Trisakti shootings: Indonesian National Army soldiers fire and kill four protestors.^[3] This causes the start of the riots in Jakarta.
15 May – 1998 Klender mall fire [id]: A fire in the Klender Mall due to looting leaves at least 200 people dead.^[4]
21 May – Fall of Suharto: Suharto resigns as president.^[5]^[6]

August

22 August – The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh ends.^[7]

October

26 October – 1998 Indonesia Open starts.^[8]

November

1 November – 1998 Indonesia Open ends.^[8]
13 November – Semanggi I shooting: 17 people are killed and many injured after troops fired on protestors near the Semanggi intercharge.^[9] Maria Catarina Sumarsih held Prabowo Subianto responsibilities for involved during the event and in a series of human rights abuses.^[10]

December

25 December–29 December – First Poso riot.^[11]^[12]

Births

25 February – Rizky Febian, singer-songwriter, actor, TV presenter.^[13]
31 August – Sugeng Efendi, professional footballer.^[14]

Deaths

8 January – Alamsyah Ratu Perwiranegara, military general (born 1925).^[15]
9 October – Ita Martadinata Haryono, human rights activist (born 1980).^[16]

References

^ Djiwandono, J. Soedradjad (2005). Bank Indonesia and the Crisis: An Insider's View. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 20. ISBN 978-981-230-308-0.
^ Purdey 2006, p. 116.
^ "1998 Shootings Trisakti, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ "Kenangan Keluarga Korban Kebakaran Mal Klender, Imbas Tragedi Mei 1998". www.vice.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ "THE FALL OF SUHARTO: THE OVERVIEW; SUHARTO, BESIEGED, STEPS DOWN AFTER 32-YEAR RULE IN INDONESIA - The New York Times". 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "Indonesia: Why Aceh is Exploding - Indonesia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ ^a ^b "smash - badminton site". 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "1998-1999 Shootings Semanggi I and II, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Hariandja, Richaldo (2024-02-16). "'A betrayal': mother's fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^ "INDONESIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ "CNN - Rioters hit Indonesian cities during Ramadan - December 27, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2018-05-02). "Profil Rizky Febian - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
^ "Sugeng Efendi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
^ "Siapa Dia? Letjen Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara". Tribunlampung.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
^ Socians, The (2019-12-03). "Ita Martadinata Haryono: Unsolved Murder of a Chinese Lady who Fought against Series of Mass Rapes". Socians. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

Sources

Purdey, Jemma (2006). Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia, 1996–1999. Honolulu, H.I.: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3057-1.

[1] Djiwandono, J. Soedradjad (2005). Bank Indonesia and the Crisis: An Insider's View. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 20. ISBN 978-981-230-308-0.

[FOOTNOTEPurdey2006116-2] Purdey 2006, p. 116.

[3] "1998 Shootings Trisakti, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

[4] "Kenangan Keluarga Korban Kebakaran Mal Klender, Imbas Tragedi Mei 1998". www.vice.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.

[5] "THE FALL OF SUHARTO: THE OVERVIEW; SUHARTO, BESIEGED, STEPS DOWN AFTER 32-YEAR RULE IN INDONESIA - The New York Times". 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[6] "CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20, 1998". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[7] "Indonesia: Why Aceh is Exploding - Indonesia". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[:0-8] "smash - badminton site". 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[9] "1998-1999 Shootings Semanggi I and II, Jakarta". stopimpunity.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

[10] Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Hariandja, Richaldo (2024-02-16). "'A betrayal': mother's fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

[11] "INDONESIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[12] "CNN - Rioters hit Indonesian cities during Ramadan - December 27, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[13] VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2018-05-02). "Profil Rizky Febian - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.

[14] "Sugeng Efendi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

[15] "Siapa Dia? Letjen Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara". Tribunlampung.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.

[16] Socians, The (2019-12-03). "Ita Martadinata Haryono: Unsolved Murder of a Chinese Lady who Fought against Series of Mass Rapes". Socians. Retrieved 2022-03-12.

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