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What impact would a communist Indonesia firmly in the Soviet camp have had on the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics of the cold war?


For this to happen I imagine Suharto would have to be prevented from gaining power and more or less annihilating a generation of Indonesian communists. Instead, in this ATL, the events of 9/30/65 turn out differently and Suharto and his backers somehow end up not being able to carry out their purge or gain power. The PKI steadily increases its influence with the Sukarno regime and eventually replaces him with their own leader. By the late 60s or early 70s Indonesia enters into formal defense and economic treaties with the USSR. I'm not exactly sure how the 9/30 affair could've gone differently, but maybe someone who knows more could point out how.


Plausible or ASB?
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