 However, at the time, Japan had no bridges of this type, and Fuji Heavy Industries had no bridge-building experience.The official opening was carried out by Minister and Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani on 30 September 1965, only hours before he was killed by troops belonging to the 30 September Movement.At first, the bridge was known as the Bung Karno Bridge, after the president, but following his fall, it was renamed the Ampera Bridge.