1996 in Indonesia

The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Indonesia.

Incumbents

 * President: Suharto
 * Vice President: Try Sutrisno
 * Chief Justice: Suryono (until November 1), Sarwata (starting November 1)

January

 * January 8 – Mapenduma hostage crisis: The Free Papua Movement took 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission captive at Mapenduma, Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya (now Papua Province), Indonesia.
 * January 19 – An Indonesian ferry sinks off the northern tip of Sumatra, drowning more than 100 people.

February

 * February 17 – The 8.2 Biak earthquake strikes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured.

July

 * July 27 – Indonesian government forces attacked the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party, which was being occupied by supporters of recently ousted party leader Megawati Sukarnoputri.

August

 * August 1 – A pro-democracy demonstration supporting Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia is broken up by riot police.
 * August 13 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, an Indonesian journalist, was attacked at his house by two unidentified assailants. He died three days later.

February

 * February 13 – Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Indonesian badminton player

October

 * October 13 – Terens Puhiri, Indonesian footballer
 * October 20 – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player

November

 * November 1 – Sean Gelael, Indonesian racing driver

April

 * April 28 – Siti Hartinah, 2nd First Lady of Indonesia, wife of Suharto (b. 1923)

May

 * May 23 – Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and human rights activist (b. 1934)

August

 * August 16 – Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, Indonesian journalist (b. 1963)