The Consultative Council for Indonesian Citizenship (), often known by its Indonesian abbreviation Baperki, was an organization founded in Indonesia in 1954 by Indonesians of Chinese descent. It stood in the

1955 Indonesian legislative election Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 September 1955 to elect the 257 members of the House of Representatives. The election was the first national election held since the end of the Indonesian National Revolution, and saw over 37 mil ...

, winning 0.5% of the vote, and was awarded one seat in the

People's Representative Council The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...

. The organization sponsored schools including Res Publica University (1960). The group was associated with the

Indonesian Communist Party The Communist Party of Indonesia ( Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in the Dutch East Indies and later Indonesia. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in ...

(PKI). After the 1965 coup attempt in Indonesia, Res Publika was burned down and replaced by a new school, Trisakti, and the group was banned.*

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{{Authority control Communism in Indonesia Mass organizations of the Communist Party of Indonesia Defunct organizations based in Indonesia 1954 establishments in Indonesia 1965 disestablishments in Indonesia

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