Dayak and Madurese ethnic war in Sanggau Ledo

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Sanggoledo event is an ethnic conflict involving ethnic Dayak and Madurese in Sanggau Ledo (now enter Bengkayang District), West Kalimantan province in December 1996 to January 1997
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The biggest and widest riots occurred in late 1996 which begins in Sanggau Ledo, Sambas district. The riots came to be called the Ledo Sanggau case stems from a trivial incident: "nudge dangdut music".


Initially, New Year's Eve 1997, there dangdut music performances to celebrate a wedding reception at Market Ledo. Young people from several districts, including the linking of Sanggau Ledo about 30 kilometers, too busy to visit.

Among the gloom on Sunday evening December 29, when young children are engrossed in dancing, two young men knocked the host of a woman who brought youth Sanggau Ledo. Not happy to rub his female friend, a group of youths from Sanggau Ledo confront. They then gang up on the two young men. Among pengeroyok, suddenly there is wielding a sharp weapon, then a second body turns the young man collapsed with blood. They immediately rushed to a hospital in Bethesda Samalantan District, not far from there.

Just then word got out, both the local Dayak tribe's young men died in transit. "Though they are still in the hospital," said Colonel Zainuri Hashim - then Military Commander of West Kalimantan -. But the rumors already spreading.

The next day, December 30, hundreds of people stormed the district Sanggau Ledo Ledo. People Sanggau Ledo meet. Then the inevitable mass brawl in the village which is about 250 kilometers from Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan, is.

 Residents Sanggau Ledo attacked Madurese who could not resist. So about 800 residents were evacuated to the Sanggau Ledo Supadio II Air Base, located in the city districts. Approximately 200 residents were evacuated to another dorm 641/Beruang Battalion C Company in Black in Singkawang, about 120 miles from Ledo.

 Invasion did not last once. On January 1, instead of mass surrounded Supadio Air Base II, which has become a refugee camp. Luckily they were driven unit Mobile Brigade and forces Black Bear. Gradually displaced from Supadio is transported to the Hajj Pontianak with five Cassa planes owned by the Air Force.

The riots did not stop at a small village not far from the border of Sarawak, East Malaysia, is. Some of the Madurese who lived in neighboring districts, such as Ledo, Bengkayang, and Samalantan, also have been displaced. Until January 2, 1997, four days after the riots Sanggau Ledo, about 4,000 people have been "migrated" to Singkawang. Regional Military Commander (Commander) VI / Tanjungpura Major General Namoeri Anoem based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, came to the area of ​​unrest. He also sent additional troops.

The unrest began to be overcome. Together with regional leaders of West Kalimantan, right on New Year's Day, the military commander held a meeting with some of the Dayak and Madurese in Singkawang. "Both sides have agreed to help security personnel to calm the situation," said Namoeri Anoem after the meeting. However, at the outposts of the atmosphere is still hot. Flows of refugees continue to flock to safe place.

According to Regent Sambas, Tarya Aryanto, the refugees can not return to their village. "They have no shelter," said Tarya. Around 1094 homes, according to Tarya, was burned in the riots, called the security apparatus, resulted in five deaths world.

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