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Res Publica University was founded in
Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
in 1960. It was sponsored by the group
Baperki The Consultative Council for Indonesian Citizenship ( id, Badan Permusjawaratan Kewarganegaraan Indonesia), often known by its Indonesian abbreviation Baperki, was an organization founded in Indonesia in 1954 by Indonesians of Chinese descent. It s ...
(Badan Permusjawaratan Kewarganegaraan Indonesia), an organization mainly of Indonesian citizens of Chinese descent including members of the
Indonesian Communist Party The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965. ...
(PKI). The university was established in response to ethnic quotas on university enrollment implemented in the 1950s. After a coup attempt in Indonesia, the Res Publica campus was attacked by anti-communists in 1965.Higher Education in Southeast Asia: Blurring Borders, Changing Balance
by Anthony Welch pages 33, 34Academic Freedom in Indonesia: Dismantling Soeharto-era Barriers
by Joseph Saunders, Human Rights Watch pages 15, 16 Students barricaded themselves in the college of technology building which was burned down by the attackers along with the rest of the campus. A new private HEI,
Trisakti Trisakti University (Usakti) is Indonesia's largest private university located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Trisakti University, is the only private university in Indonesia which was established by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Founde ...
, was established on the site and many of the former students barred entry because of alleged Communist ties.


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Chinese Indonesians Chinese Indonesians ( id, Orang Tionghoa Indonesia) and colloquially Chindo or just Tionghoa are Indonesians whose ancestors arrived from China at some stage in the last eight centuries. Chinese people and their Indonesian descendants have l ...


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