The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Indonesia.
Incumbents President: Suharto Vice President: Try Sutrisno Chief Justice: Suryono (until November 1), Sarwata (starting November 1)
Events
January January 8 – Mapenduma hostage crisis: The Free Papua Movement took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Papua Province), Indonesia. January 19 – An Indonesian ferry sinks off the northern tip of Sumatra, drowning more than 100 people.
February February 17 – The 8.2 Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.
July July 27 – Indonesian government forces attacked the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party, which was being occupied by supporters of recently ousted party leader Megawati Sukarnoputri.
August August 1 – A pro-democracy demonstration supporting Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia is broken up by riot police. August 13 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, an Indonesian journalist, was attacked at his house by two unidentified assailants. He died three days later.
Births
February February 13 – Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Indonesian badminton player
October October 13 – Terens Puhiri, Indonesian footballer October 20 – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player
November November 1 – Sean Gelael, Indonesian racing driver
Deaths
April April 28 – Siti Hartinah, 2nd First Lady of Indonesia, wife of Suharto (b. 1923)Budiardjo, Carmel (April 29, 1996) . hamline.edu
May May 23 – Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and human rights activist (b. 1934)
August August 16 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, Indonesian journalist (b. 1963)
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