Ida Bagus Oka

Ida Bagus Oka (Balinese: ᬇᬤ​ᬩᬕᬸᬲ᭄​ᬑᬓ; 16 April 1936 – 7 March 2010)^[1] was the Governor of Bali from 1988 to 1998. He was also a State Minister of Population/Chairman of Planned Families National Coordinating Body in the Development Reform Cabinet under president B.J. Habibie.

Ida Bagus Oka
ᬇᬤ​ᬩᬕᬸᬲ᭄​ᬑᬓ
Oficial portrait, 1988
6th Governor of Bali
In office 27 August 1988 – 23 May 1998
President	Suharto B.J. Habibie
Preceded by	Ida Bagus Mantra
Succeeded by	Dewa Made Beratha
Personal details
Born	(1936-04-16)16 April 1936 Bali, Dutch East Indies
Died	7 March 2010(2010-03-07) (aged 73) Sanglah, Bali, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Political party	Golkar
Spouse	Ida Ayu Swari
Alma mater	Airlangga University
Cabinet	Development Reform Cabinet

During the Indonesian killings of 1965–1966, he instigated the Balinese Hindus to hunt down PKI supporters. He told Hindus: "There can be no doubt [that] the enemies of our revolution are also the cruelest enemies of religion, and must be eliminated and destroyed down to the roots".^[2] During this period, an estimated 80,000 Balinese were killed, roughly 5 percent of the island's population at the time.^[3]