Mergosono massacre

Mergosono massacre
Mergosono massacre
Part of the Bersiap period of the Indonesian National Revolution
	140km; 87miles
Location	Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Date	31 July 1947
Attack type	massacre
Deaths	30
Victims	Chinese community of Mergosono
Perpetrators	Indonesian revolutionaries

Date31 July 1947

Attack type

Deaths30^[1]

The Mergosono massacre (Indonesian: Pembantaian Mergosono) of 31 July 1947 was committed by Indonesian revolutionaries against members of the Chinese community of Mergosono in Malang, East Java during the Bersiap period of the Indonesian National Revolution. Suspected of espionage for the Dutch colonial authorities, 30 Chinese men and women were rounded up, tortured, and burned, before being buried at a former cannery. The bodies were exhumed and reburied in a mass grave on 3 August the same year.^[1]

v t e Indonesian National Revolution
Prelude	Dutch East Indies Indonesian National Awakening Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies Proclamation of Independence
Diplomatic efforts	Malino Conference Linggadjati Agreement Denpasar Conference United Nations Security Council Resolution 27 Renville Agreement Roem–Van Roijen Agreement Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
Armed conflict	Indonesian National Armed Forces Royal Netherlands Army Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Darul Islam Kalimantan Physical Revolution Dayak Desa War Battle of Kumai Bersiap Battle of Kotabaru Battle of Medan Battle of Semarang Battle of Ambarawa Battle of Surabaya Kolaka incident Cumbok affair Lengkong incident East Sumatra revolution Bandung Sea of Fire Battle of Margarana South Sulawesi campaign 3 March affair Dutch police actions Operation Product Operation Kraai Madiun Affair Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive General Offensive of 1 March 1949 Siege of Surakarta
Key figures	Abdul Haris Nasution Hubertus van Mook Mohammad Hatta Raymond Westerling Simon Spoor Sudirman Sukarno Sutan Sjahrir Sutomo Tan Malaka

See also

Mergosono massacre
Part of the Bersiap period of the Indonesian National Revolution

140km 87miles
Location	Malang, East Java, Dutch East Indies
Date	31 July 1947 (1947-07-31)
Attack type	massacre
Deaths	30^[1]
Victims	Chinese community of Mergosono
Perpetrators	Indonesian revolutionaries