1997 riot against Golkar supporters and minorities in Indonesia
The Banjarmasin riot of May 1997 took place on May 23, 1997, on the last day of the election campaign for the 1997 Indonesian legislative election. In strongly Islamic Banjarmasin, supporters of the PPP were aggravated by perceived abuses of power by the ruling Golkar party. After Friday prayers, thousands of people attacked supporters heading to a Golkar rally.
The ensuing violence resulted in the killing of several Golkar supporters, as well as attacks on the interests of big businesses, Christians, and the Chinese.
A Batak Protestant Church, close to a large mosque, and its neighbouring Chinese-owned houses were burned, as well as the Catholic Saint Mary's Cathedral, two other Catholic churches, several Catholic schools, and a home for the elderly. In addition, 8 shopping malls, Lima Cahaya department store (the largest in the area at the time), Chinese-owned businesses, and churches of seven denominations, a Buddhist temple, two hotels, 21 cars, 130 houses, and four government buildings were damaged or destroyed.[1][2][3][4]
In total, at least 137 people were killed, mostly on the second floor of the Mitra Plaza mall, which had been occupied by looters reluctant to surrender to the surrounding police.[5]
^Closing day riot, The Nation – Jun 2, 1997
^In Indonesia, A Deadly End To a Campaign – New York Times. Nytimes.com (1997-05-26). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
^Refworld | Chronology for Chinese in Indonesia. UNHCR (1999-06-07). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
^As Indonesia holds an election, a small town in Borneo burns – News. The Independent (1997-05-25). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
^130 looters die in fire during Indonesian riot – CNN Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. Articles.cnn.com (1997-05-25). Retrieved on 2011-06-12.
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