KAMI
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KAMI, derived from the Indonesia
Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Indonesia ("Indonesian Students Action Forum") was an Indonesian anti-communist group formed on 27 October 1965.
It consisted of Islamic, Catholic and former Indonesian Socialist Party
(PSI) members. KAMI and other anti-communist student groups were backed by the army and organised anti-Sukarno
protests which helped strengthen general Suharto's position following the abortive coup attempt that lead to the downfall of Indonesian founding president Sukarno. Following the killing of two student demonstrators outside the Presidential Palace in February 1966, Sukarno officially banned KAMI. This was, however, ignored by the students and their army supporters.
Similar groups formed at this time of retaliation against Communists (who had been blamed for the coup attempt) included a high school students' front, KAPPI (Kesatuan Aksi Pelajar Pemuda Indonesia, "Indonesian Youth and Students' Action Front"), and a university graduates front KASI (Kesatuan Aksi Sarjana Indonesia). These two groups were formed in early 1966 and had a core made up of members of the Muslim group Masyumi and Indonesian Socialist Party.
KAMI is also an acronym for "Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independent" ("Independent Activist Scholars Group") a youth group which has had significant impact on the movement of student organisations in Malaysia. They are very vocal about government policies and human rights issues. The founder and the first president is Hilman Idham. It was founded by a group of social science and law students from the Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2008.
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
Kesatuan Aksi Mahasiswa Indonesia ("Indonesian Students Action Forum") was an Indonesian anti-communist group formed on 27 October 1965.
It consisted of Islamic, Catholic and former Indonesian Socialist Party
Socialist Party of Indonesia
The Socialist Party of Indonesia was a political party in Indonesia from 1948 until 1960, when it was banned by President Sukarno.-Origins:...
(PSI) members. KAMI and other anti-communist student groups were backed by the army and organised anti-Sukarno
Sukarno
Sukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo was the first President of Indonesia.Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and was Indonesia's first President from 1945 to 1967...
protests which helped strengthen general Suharto's position following the abortive coup attempt that lead to the downfall of Indonesian founding president Sukarno. Following the killing of two student demonstrators outside the Presidential Palace in February 1966, Sukarno officially banned KAMI. This was, however, ignored by the students and their army supporters.
Similar groups formed at this time of retaliation against Communists (who had been blamed for the coup attempt) included a high school students' front, KAPPI (Kesatuan Aksi Pelajar Pemuda Indonesia, "Indonesian Youth and Students' Action Front"), and a university graduates front KASI (Kesatuan Aksi Sarjana Indonesia). These two groups were formed in early 1966 and had a core made up of members of the Muslim group Masyumi and Indonesian Socialist Party.
KAMI is also an acronym for "Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independent" ("Independent Activist Scholars Group") a youth group which has had significant impact on the movement of student organisations in Malaysia. They are very vocal about government policies and human rights issues. The founder and the first president is Hilman Idham. It was founded by a group of social science and law students from the Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2008.