Demonstrations held on March 11 in a number of cities were not to commemorate the anniversary of the Supersemar, the document which enabled General Suharto to carry out a coup against Sukarno. Instead it became a momentum for simultaneous mass actions.

One of them was in Solo (Central Java). On that day the Surakarta [Solo] Anti-Dwifungsi People's Movement (GERSAD) held a demonstration. GERSAD is a coalition of organisations formed from the Surakarta Student Reform Council (KPM), The Pro-reform Student Solidarity (SMPR), the People's Arts Council (Dekra), SMPTA, HSJSH, the Sukoharjo Megawati Support Committee (KPM), the Surakarta People's Democratic Party, YAPHI and SPEKHAM. The action demanded the abolition of the dual function of the armed forces (ABRI), the formation of a transitional government and the trial of Suharto.

The action began at the March Eleven State University (UNS) at 10am. Around 40 students and 30 local people joined in the action. Speakers emphasised the problem of the military, the failure of Habibie as president and invited the people to criticize political parties which only talk about the [June 7] election in order to create illusions among the people.

Half-an-hour later, the head marshal, Baharuddin, ordered the masses to march through Jagalan, Warung Pelam towards the city hall, then towards Tugu Adipura (Gladak), then cutting across Jalan Slamet Riyadi towards the home of Suharto in Solo , Dalem Kalitan. At each intersection, the masses stopped to hear speeches as political education for the local people.

On arriving at Suharto's residence, GERSAD held a graffiti action on the wall's of the house. The masses wrote: "Abolish the dual function of ABRI", "A Transitional Government", "SUPERSEMAR = A Demand to go Like Marcos" and "Provide Basic Goods which are Fair and Cheap".

[Translated by James Balowski]