2001 inter-ethnic violence throughout Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Sampit conflict
Part of the Post-Suharto era
Date
February 18–28, 2001
Location
Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Result
Riots ended by February 28
Small-scale riots continued throughout the year
Belligerents
Dayak rioters
Madurese rioters
Indonesia
TNI
POLRI
Strength
32.000 in Sampit
1.500.000 in Central Kalimantan
90.000 in Sampit
4.000–5.000 in Central Kalimantan
Casualties and losses
188 killed
500–1.000 killed [1][2]
100–700 beheaded [3]
100.000–250.000 displaced [4]
6 killed [5]
The Sampit conflict, Sampit war or Sampit riots[6] was an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Indonesia, beginning in February 2001 and lasting through the year. The conflict started in the town of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, and spread throughout the province, including the capital Palangka Raya. The conflict took place between the indigenous Dayak people and the migrant Madurese people from the island of Madura off Java.[7]
The conflict was ignited by aggressive acts of violence on the part of the Madurese, who murdered some Dayak people and took control of Sampit, declaring that it is "the second Sampang," which means "the second Madura." For several days, Madurese mobs attacked and killed Dayak people. As a result, hundreds of Madurese were eventually decapitated by the Dayak.[8][9]
The Sampitconflict, Sampit war or Sampit riots was an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Indonesia, beginning in February 2001 and lasting through...
Sampit is a large town located in East Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan. Previously a timber port town, it has grown to be a medium-sized community...
2001, another conflict broke out between the Madurese and Dayak that resulted in hundreds of deaths. It became known as the Sampitconflict. Transmigration...
as the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 and, more recently, the Sampitconflict. Cases of famine cannibalism have been reported from North Korea during...
occupiers fail". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2016. "The Sampitconflict – Chronology of violence in Central Kalimantan". Discover Indonesia...
riots and the Dayaks and Madurese clashed again in 2001 during the Sampitconflict, resulting in thousands of deaths and thousands of Madurese being displaced...
as the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 and, more recently, the Sampitconflict. Cases of famine cannibalism have been reported from North Korea during...
included the Sambas riots and Sampitconflict. In 2001, during the Sampitconflict in the Central Kalimantan town of Sampit, at least 500 Madurese were...
as a war crime for the first time. February 25 – Sampitconflict: Mass ethnic violence begins in Sampit, Indonesia, killing hundreds of people. March 2...
Relocation of Ethnic Madurese – Cultural Survival". "indahnesia.com – The Sampitconflict – The Madurese and the Dayak – Discover Indonesia Online". indahnesia...
major eruptions of violence in 1996, the Sambas riots in 1999 and the Sampitconflict in 2001, resulting in thousands of deaths. West Kalimantan Province...
Madurese transmigrants in Kalimantan during Sambas riots in 1999 and the Sampitconflict in 2001. There were also clashes between Muslims and Christians, such...
and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified as pogroms. 1824: Providence...
sentenced to life imprisonment. 2001 – Sampitconflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia...
Indonesia, violence between Dayaks and Madurese erupted again during the Sampitconflict, with various reports indicating that body parts, including the hearts...
transmigrant communities. The violence included the 1999 Sambas riots and the Sampitconflict in 2001 in which more than 500 were killed that year. Indonesian military...
kill Madurese migrants in Central Kalimantan, igniting the communal Sampitconflict in 2001. As a result, he was arrested and prevented from leaving the...
was allegedly involved in the massacre of the Madurese people in the Sampitconflict and backed by pro-Dayak politicians and military leaders. The organization...
city as a spillover from the Sampitconflict between the Dayak and the Madurese people. Refugees from the Sampitconflict evacuated to Palangka Raya, causing...
the riot might develop into a bloodbath like the Sampitconflict in 2001, one of the bloodiest conflicts during Indonesia's transition to democracy. Minister...
His Highness furthermore cedes one half of the lands, Pamboean, Mandawi, Sampit, the large and small Dajak, the Becompaij, and Doesoen. On the other hand...
immigrants from the island of Madura. In 2001 in the Central Kalimantan town of Sampit, at least 500 Madurese were killed and up to 100,000 Madurese were forced...
Kalimantan starting in Sambas from December 1996 to February 2001 after the Sampit fights in December 2000. The Chinese are perhaps the most important people...
Agro Bukit is a palm oil company from Indonesia. Its headquarters is in Sampit, Central Kalimantan. It is a subsidiary of Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd, part...
Global Information