Kopkamtib

Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order
Komando Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban
Agency overview
Formed	October 10, 1965
Dissolved	September 5, 1988
Superseding agency	National Stability Assistance Coordination Agency (Badan Koordinasi Bantuan Pemantapan Stabilitas Nasional);
Jurisdiction	Indonesia
Status	Defunct
Pangkopkamtib responsible	Soeharto (First); Benny Moerdani (Last); ;

The Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order (Indonesian: Komando Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban), or Kopkamtib, was a military body established to deal with the 1965 coup attempt operation in Indonesia, and was subsequently used by President Suharto's New Order regime to suppress dissent.

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