This week in history: July 26-August 1
25 July 2021
Megawati Sukarnoputri
On July 27,1996, Indonesian government forces attacked the head office of ousted Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri. The military junta used thousands of riot police and troops to put down protests by her supporters. The clashes were the most serious in the capital since President Suharto and his fellow generals seized power in the bloody coup of 1965.
Megawati was removed as PDI leader at a party congress orchestrated by the Suharto regime. Hand-picked delegates replaced her with Suharto’s nominee, former PDI leader Suryadi. The military moved in as the protests surrounding the PDI offices threatened to generate a wider movement involving industrial workers, sections of the middle class and university youth.
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East Palo Alto woman bludgeoned to death in garage
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An unidentified woman was bludgeoned to death in an East Palo Alto garage and her alleged assailant, a 42-year-old man, was arrested and booked for murder, police said on Saturday.Evan Sernoffsky / Evan Sernoffsky
An unidentified woman was bludgeoned to death in an East Palo Alto garage and her alleged assailant, a 42-year-old man, was arrested and booked for murder, police said on Saturday.
Police responding to a disturbance call in the 200 block of Verbena Drive shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday found the victim “suffering from visible injuries,” said East Palo Alto police Commander David Carson. The victim died at the scene.