Chinese Indonesian Democratic Party

Chinese Indonesian Democratic Party
印度尼西亞中華民主黨
Partai Demokrat Tionghoa Indonesia
ChairmanThio Thiam Tjong
Founded23 May 1948 (1948-05-23) (as the "PPTI" Partai Persatuan Tionghoa Indonesia)
Dissolved1965
Preceded byChung Hwa Hui
HeadquartersDjakarta, Indonesia
IdeologyIndonesian federalism
Chinese nationalism
Political positionCentre-right

The Chinese Indonesian Democratic Party (Indonesian: Partai Demokrat Tionghoa Indonesia; (traditional Chinese: 印度尼西亞中華民主黨; simplified Chinese: 印度尼西亚中华民主党; pinyin: Mínzhǔ Yìndùníxīyà zhōnghuá dǎng) was a political party that existed during the Guided Democracy era in Indonesia, from 1948 until 1965. The party identified itself as a supporter for the relationship between Indonesia and China, and supported the mandatory teaching of the Chinese language in Indonesian schools.