Anwar Congo

Anwar Congo
NicknameButcher of Medan
Born19 February 1937
Pangkalan Brandan, Langkat, Indonesia
Died25 October 2019 (age 82)
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
AllegianceIndonesia
UnitPancasila Youth
Known forParticipation in Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66

Anwar Tal'a Congo (19 February 1937 – 25 October 2019), better known as Anwar Congo, was an Indonesian gangster from Medan, North Sumatra, known for his appearance in the documentary film The Act of Killing. In the documentary, he spoke openly about and reenacted killings he perpetrated during the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, in which Congo estimated he killed as many as 1,000 people. During his lifetime, he was a prominent figure in the far-right paramilitary Pancasila Youth organization in his city.

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