demo 98The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), [1] also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence and civil unrest in Indonesia, many ofBanyak warga negara Indonesia keturunan Tionghoa memutuskan kabur ke luar negeri setelah menjadi sasaran dalam kerusuhan Mei 1998.