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the DPR-GR also fully appreciated the actions
that had been taken by the previous Govern-
ment, namely freezing the members of PKI and
In order to normalize its mass organizations in their activities as mem-

the situation and fulfill bers of the DPR-GR.
the people’s demand to Furthermore, the era of DPR-GR without the

disband the PKI to its Communist Party of Indonesia took place, which
roots, the purging of the was in 1965-1966. After the G30S incident, the
DPR-GR carried out purification and temporarily
communist elements suspended 62 DPR-GR members who were af-
started from the structure filiated with the PKI and its mass organizations.
Although there had been a change in the mem-
of the Government. One bership of “DPR-GR without PKI”, as long as the

of those affected was the Presidential Regulation No. 32 of 1964 had not
membership of the DPR- been revoked, legally the position of the leader-
ship of the “DPR-GR without PKI” was still the
GR. Members of the PKI same as before, with the status as an assistant
Faction of the DPR-GR to the president. During its only one year of ten-

had their membership ure (1965-1966), the “DPR-GR without PKI” had
undergone four changes in the composition of
status suspended as its leadership, namely:

parliamentarians. 1. Period of 15 November 1965-26 Februari 1966.

2. Period of 26 Februari 1966-2 Mei 1966.
3. Period of 2 Mei 1966-6 Mei 1966.

4. Period of 17 Mei 1966-9 November 1966.

In order to normalize the situation and fulfill the people’s demand to
disband the PKI to its roots, the purging of the communist elements
started from the structure of the Government. One of those affected
was the membership of the DPR-GR. Members of the PKI Faction of the
DPR-GR had their membership status suspended as parliamentarians.

Efforts to purge PKI elements within the DPR-GR were immediately
carried out by the leadership of the DPR-GR approximately one month
after the incident. In mid-November 1965, the membership of the PKI
Faction of the DPR-GR was suspended. This decision was mandated in
the Decree of DPR-GR Leadership No. 10/Pimp/I/65-66 and followed by
Decree No. 13/Pimp/I/1965-1966.

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