• Source: 1998 in Indonesia

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

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




= May

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




= August

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22 August – The 1990–1998 Indonesian military operations in Aceh ends.




= October

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26 October – 1998 Indonesia Open starts.




= November

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




= December

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25 December–29 December – First Poso riot.




Births


25 February – Rizky Febian, singer-songwriter, actor, TV presenter.
31 August – Sugeng Efendi, professional footballer.




Deaths


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




References






Sources


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

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• Fall of Suharto
• Post-Suharto era in Indonesia
• Indonesia
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