The story begins with an abortive coup on the night of September 30, 1965, when junior military officers, claiming to be protecting President Sukarno from a right-wing clique, captured and executed the army commander and five other high-ranking generals. The following evening, Major General – later President – Suharto led a successful counter-coup.
故事始于1965年9月30日的一场流产政变，当时，下级军官号称要保护总统苏加诺免受右翼派系挟持，逮捕并处决了陆军司令和其他五名高级将领。第二天晚上，后来担任总统的陆军少将苏哈托领导了一场成功的反政变。苏哈托的行动标志着苏加诺时代终局的开始，以及他的“新秩序”的到来：一个亲西方、亲商界的政权将统治印尼三十年。