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Muhammadiyyah Student moreover, HMI was even in danger of similar to the existence of IMM in other an accomplice of the DI/TII. At this point socio-political and humanitarian issues.
Association (IMM) being dissolved by Soekarno regime. 42 public universities. IMM emerged as an HMI supporter so The New Order period generally muted
Source: Directorate of IMM grows and developed rapidly IMM emerged at the night time, organization would not be dissolved by various socio-religious and political
History and Cultural within the milieu of Muhammadiyah when Indonesia ghad been under Soekarno. 43 movements. However, when the political
Values, Ministry of colleges because of it was structurally the ideological threat of the PKI. The early period of the New Order was opportunity was opened, IMM along
Education and Culture supported by Muhammadiyah as the This a condition was also supported not only a difficult time for the Islamic with other student associations as
of the Republic of parent organization. Despite being the by Soekarno’s authoritarian Guided political organizations, but also for well as intellectual groups demanded
Indonesia youngest autonomous organizations Democracy. History can record that in the Muslim student movements. The for the resignation of Suharto in 1997.
within Muhammadiyah, IMM moved the period of the 1960 Soekarno tended New Order’s de-politicization program Being an autonomous organization
under Muhammadiyah, IMM supported
freely to spread the modernist ideology to learn towards socialism-communism. since the early 1970s has shrunk the political movements of Muhammadiyah,
of Muhammadiyah among the academics The Nasakom (Nasionalism, Religion, space for Muslims not only in their especially in the realm of practical
of the higher level educational Communism) proclaimed by Sukarno political realm, but also in their social politics as well other social aspects.
institution of to Muhammadiyah. The at that time was the concrete evidence life. The IMM also faced a difficult time However, not many alumni of IMM who
IMM is clearly stated in the rule of the of this trend. Involvement of some in facing the principle of Pancasila as were involved in the national level so far
Muhammadiyah colleges (Perguruan Masjumi leaders in the Revolutionary being the only ideology allowed, such except some figures like M. Amien Rais,
Tinggi Muhammadiyah, PTM). The Government of the Republic of Indonesia as comprised by the Law of Social M. Din Syamsuddin, and M. Djazman
2006 PTM Rule chapter XIV article (Pemerintahan Revolusioner Republik Organizations (UU Keormasan). In line Al-Kindi.
78 states that “Student organizations Indonesia, PRRI) in 1958 was culminated with its parent organization that had
established in PTM are: a) the by the dissolution Masjumi in 1960. accepted Pancasila, The IMM followed LDK and KAMMI: A Portrait
Muhammadiyah Students Bond; b) Being considered as an onderbouw the decision of the 41 Muhammadiyah of Islam in Muslim Student
st
Other organizations permitted by the (substructure) of Masjumi, HMI almost Congress 1985 as the Muhammadiyah Movements
Chairman of PTM “. In practice, only got swept too by the dissolution of strategy in their Islamic propagation. This Entering the era of Reformation,
Masjumi. On the other hand, the
IMM is the formal institution of Islamic existence of PKI was also a very period was optimally benefited by IMM Indonesia witnessed the emergence
propagation in various campuses of significant force in this period. Moreover, to develop their organization. As a result, of the Islamic student movements, that
the Muhammadiyah universities. This PKI had also supporters within the level by the 1990s IMM had been growing in were ideologically different from the three
means that IMM is regarded as an of student organization, i.e. Concentrasi almost all Indonesian regions, especially student movements described above.
extra-campus organization within higher Gerakan Mahasiswa Indonesia (the within the milieu of Muhammadiyah Inspired by the Middle East movement,
educational institutions of the belonged Concentration of the Indonesian Student higher education levels. especially the Muslim Brotherhood in
to Muhammadiyah, which is thus it Movement, CGMI). Since the HMI As a social organization at the university Egypt, this new movement imitated the
42. AjibPurnawan, Ikatan Mahasiswa strongly rejected the ideology of PKI, this level, IMM was also concerned with Islamist movement, which promoted a
MuhammadiyahBeraksi Di Tengah Badai:
Catatan Kritis Sejarah Kelahiran IMM Melawan party and CGMI urged the government to 43. Purnawan, Ikatan Mahasiswa full implementation of Islamic teachings
Komunisme, (Yogyakarta: Panji, 2007), p.6-7. dissolve HMI. They accused the HMI was Muhammadiyah,…p.7. in socio-religious life as well as the

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