User:The man from Gianyar/Malari incident

This page is about the Indonesian riots. For the Indian village, see Malari.

Malari incident
Part of Opposition to the New Order
Protesters gathering on the streets (top) A car being set on fire by protesters (bottom)
Date	15–16 January 1974 (1974-01-15 – 1974-01-16)
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Goals	Ending corruption Lowering the prices of common goods The disbanding of Aspri, a team of advisors to President Suharto
Methods	Student protests, rioting, pogroms
Resulted in	Protesters dispersed Resignation of General Sumitro, the Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces Disbanding of Aspri

The Fifteenth of January Catastrophe (Indonesian: Malapetaka Lima Belas Januari, Malari), better known as the Malari incident (Indonesian: Peristiwa Malari), was a student demonstration turned riot which occurred from 15 to 16 January 1974. The incident began with the arrival of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka for a state visit...