Tanjung Morawa affair

Tanjung Morawa affair
Tanjung Morawa affair
Part of the liberal democracy period in Indonesia
	A tobacco plantation in North Sumatra
Date	16 March 1953
Location	Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra
Caused by	Land dispute between peasant squatters and foreign plantation owners; Attempted eviction of peasant squatters by the government of Indonesia;
Resulted in	Establishment of several inquiry committees both by parliament and particular parties; Motion of no confidence issued against Prime Minister Wilopo and his cabinet;
Parties
Government of Indonesia Indonesian National Police;	Peasant squatters
Lead figures
	Wilopo; Prime Minister of Indonesia; Mohammad Roem; Minister of Home Affairs; Abdul Hakim; Governor of North Sumatra Non-centralized leadership
Casualties
Death(s)	5
Injuries	c. 20

The Tanjung Morawa affair (Indonesian: Peristiwa Tanjung Morawa, lit. 'Tanjung Morawa event') was a clash between peasant squatters and the police which occurred on 16 March 1953 in Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra. The incident, which stemmed from a land dispute between the squatters and foreign plantation owners, resulted in the death of five peasants and the downfall of Prime Minister Wilopo and his cabinet.