When Malaysia formed its own country, Achmed Sukarno, was not ready to accept that Malaysia was its own federation. Sukarno declared war on Malaysia and Great Britain provided them with aid. Sukarno’s general in chief, brought the Indonesians to attack the communist insurgent, after that he propelled a countrywide expulsion of communists. The purge killed six top Indonesian generals. It also killed about 150,000 to 500,000 communists. Most of the killings were within eight weeks after September 30 of 1965, but many still went on into 1965. The communists, who were not killed, were imprisoned. There were about 70,000 communist that were prisoners. Although the communist takeover failed, it controlled Indonesian military resources and Sukarno was agreeing to offer peace negotiations with Malaysia. A treaty was created and Sukarno regained his power in Indonesia.
