Delha Affair
1960 Indonesian civil conflict / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Delha Affair, sometimes known as the Nusak Delha Affair,[1] was a civil conflict and dispute that led to an uprising in May 1960 in Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The cause of the conflict was a dispute about the amount of taxation owed by villagers to the government. The villagers — led by ex-army officer Matheos Petrus — argued for a lower taxation rate. The matter escalated further when the Indonesian National Party (PNI) became involved and supported the cause of the villagers, resulting in a demonstration against the governor of the province during his visit. Later, the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) also became involved and supported Matheos' cause in return of being allowed to establish a branch in the village. It culminated in a clash between local officials escorted by police that visited the village attacked and the villagers, resulting in the deaths of two police officers and two villagers. At the end, fearing reprisals from police, the villagers scorched down their village causing brief waves of refugees to neighbouring villages. While some officials accused PKI as the cause of the conflict, it was later found that PKI's involvement was minimal.
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Delha Affair | |||
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Date | May–July 1960 | ||
Location | Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | ||
Caused by | Dispute over taxation between villagers and the government | ||
Goals | Decrease taxation of villagers | ||
Methods | Demonstrations and Riots | ||
Resulted in | Multiple deaths and ~59 houses destroyed | ||
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Various officials Matheos Petrus | |||
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Casualties | |||
Buildings destroyed | ~59 |