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Malari incident
Part of Opposition to the New Order
Photograph of protesters on a street
Photograph of a car being burned
  • Protesters gathering on the streets (top)

  • A car being set on fire by protesters (bottom)
Date15–16 January 1974 (1974-01-15 – 1974-01-16)
Location
Goals
  • Ending corruption
  • Lowering the prices of common goods
  • The disbanding of Aspri, a team of advisors to President Suharto
MethodsStudent protests, rioting, pogroms
Resulted inProtesters dispersed

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...