Communist Party of Indonesia
Communist Party of Indonesia Partai Komunis Indonesia | |
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| Abbreviation | PKI |
| Founder | Henk Sneevliet, Semaun |
| Founded | 23 May 1914 |
| Banned | 5 July 1966 |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Newspaper | Harian Rakjat |
| Student wing | Consentrasi Gerakan Mahasiswa Indonesia |
| Youth wing | People's Youth |
| Women's wing | Gerwani |
| Labour wing | Central All-Indonesian Workers Organization |
| Peasant wing | Peasants Front of Indonesia |
| Membership (1960) | 3,000,000–4,000,000 |
| Ideology | Maoism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | People's Democratic Front (1948) |
| International affiliation | Comintern (until 1943) |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | Para Buruh Seluruh Dunia, Bersatulah! (Workers of the world, unite!) |
| Anthem | Pujaan Kepada Partai
Internasionale (The Internationale) |
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| Hammer and sickle | |
| Party flag | |
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The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: Partai Komunis Indonesia, PKI) was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965. The party had two million members in the 1955 elections, with 16 percent of the national vote and almost 30 percent of the vote in East Java. At the time, it was the largest communist party in the world after the Chinese and Soviet communist parties.
During most of the period immediately following the Indonesian Independence until the eradication of the PKI in 1965, it was a legal party operating openly in the country. Accused of responsibility for the 1965 army-led coup attempt, the party was banned by General Suharto in March 1966.