ABRI Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia)
Bappenas Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (National Development Planning Agency)
BIN Badan Inteligen Negara (State Intelligence Agency)
BNPT Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terrorisme (National Counterterrorism Agency)
Brimob Brigade Mobil (Mobile Brigade, Indonesian National Police)
DAP Dewan Adat Papua (Papua Traditional Council)
DPR Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (People’s Representative Council)
FPI Front Pembela Islam (Islamic Defenders Front)
GAM Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (Free Aceh Movement)
Gerindra Gerakan Indonesia Raya (Great Indonesia Movement)
Golkar Partai Golongan Karya (Party of the Functional Groups)
IBRA Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency
ICMI Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia (Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals)
KKN Korupsi, Kolusi, Nepotisme (Corruption, Collusion, Nepotism)
KNIL Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands Indies Army)
KNIP Komite Nasional Indonesia Pusat (Central Indonesian National Committee)
KNPB Komite Nasional Papua Barat (National Committee for West Papua)
Komnas—HAM Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia (National Commission on Human Rights)
Kompak Komite Aksi Penanggulangan Akibat Krisis (Crisis Management/Prevention Committee)
Kopassus Komando Pasukan Khusus (Special Forces Command)
Kopkamtib Komando Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan dan Ketertiban (Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and Order)
Kosgoro Kesatuan Organisasi Serbaguna Gotong Royong (Federation of Miscellaneous Mutual-Aid Organizations)
Kostrad Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat (Army Strategic Reserve Command)
KPC Kaltim Prima Coal
KPK Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission)
Malari Malapetaka Januari (January Calamity)
Masyumi Majelis Syuro Muslimin Indonesia (Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations)
MPR Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat (People’s Consultative Assembly)
Mubes Musyawarah Besar (Grand Consultation)
MUI Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Ulemas’ Council)
Nasakom Nasionalisme, Agama, Komunisme (Nationalism, Religion, Communism)
NHM Nederlandsche Handel—Maatschappij (Netherlands Trading Company)
NU Nahdatul Ulama (Muslim Scholars’ League)
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPM Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement)
Opsus Operasi Khusus (Special Operations)
Otsus Otonomi Khusus (Special Autonomy)
PAN Partai Amanat Nasional (National Mandate Party)
Parmusi Partai Muslimin Indonesia (Indonesian Muslim Party)
PD Partai Demokrat (Democratic Party)
PDI—P Partai Demokrasi Indonesia—Perjuangan (Democratic Party of Indonesia—Struggle)
PDI Partai Demokrasi Indonesia (Indonesian Democratic Party)
Permesta Piagam Perjuangan Semesta (Universal Struggle Charter)
PETA Pembela Tanah Air (Defenders of the Homeland)
PKB Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (National Awakening Party)
PKI Partai Kommunis Indonesia (Communist Party of Indonesia)
PKS Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party)
PND Partai Nasional Demokrat (National Democrat Party)
PNI Partai Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National Party)
PPP Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (Development Unity Party)
PRRI Pemerintah Revolusioner Republik Indonesia (Revolutionary Government of the Indonesian Republic)
PSI Partai Sosialis Indonesia (Socialist Party of Indonesia)
REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
SBY Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
TAVIP Tahun Vivere Pericoloso (the Year of Living Dangerously)
TNI Tentara Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National Army)
VOC Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (United East Indies Company)