27 July 1996 incident

[1] Only these three organizations were allowed to contest the five-yearly elections, and Golkar always won a significant majority of the votes, partly because of government threats and intimidation.

She repeatedly invoked her father's name at election rallies, and the positive response to this from young voters was a shock for the government.

The Indonesian military subsequently intervened in an extraordinary PDI conference held in Medan from 20–24 June to depose Megawati, and reappoint former leader Soerjadi, who was seen as less of a threat.

In Medan, Soerjadi was duly elected party chair, but Megawati and her followers refused to recognize this, and launched a legal challenge.

[6][7][8] Following the Medan congress, Megawati's supporters refused to leave the party head office on Jalan Diponegoro, Menteng, Jakarta.

The movement attracted support from other organizations, including the Indonesian Workers Welfare Union, led by former political prisoner Muchtar Pakpahan.

According to the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), 5 people were killed, 149 injured and 74 missing – mostly from those arrested by the military.

All times in UTC+7[10] The government blamed the small leftist People's Democratic Party (PRD) for the disturbances, and the military accused it of being communist.