Suharto - Wikipedia
Webe. Suharto [b] ( / suːˈhɑːrtoʊ / soo-HAR-toh, Indonesian: [suˈharto] ⓘ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving President of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian ...
Suharto | Indonesian Dictator & 2nd President | Britannica
WebMay 14, 2024 · Suharto (born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]—died Jan. 27, 2008, Jakarta, Indon.) was an army officer and political leader who was president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. His three decades of uninterrupted rule gave Indonesia much-needed political stability and sustained …
Suharto Dies at 86; Indonesian Dictator Brought Order and ...
WebJan 28, 2008 · Suharto of Indonesia, whose 32-year dictatorship was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century, died Sunday in Jakarta. He was 86. He had been admitted to a Jakarta hospital on Jan. 4 ...
Fall of Suharto - Wikipedia
WebFall of Suharto. Fall of Suharto. Part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the Post-Suharto era in Indonesia. Clockwise, from top: Indonesian president Suharto presenting his resignation from office. Rioters burning office furniture on the streets of Jakarta. Students protesting against the government.
Suharto’s Legacy and the Future of Indonesia | Brookings
WebJan 28, 2008 · The former president of Indonesia, Suharto, passed away after several weeks in critical condition following multiple organ failure. In an online Q&A, Brookings’s Lex Rieffel, an expert on ...
Suharto: The giant of modern Indonesia who left a legacy of ...
WebAug 20, 2021 · Suharto was the giant of modern Indonesia. For many Indonesians, his resignation in 1998 after 32 years in power is still a watershed moment. Much that has happened since has been a reaction ...
Indonesia - Coup, Reforms, Suharto | Britannica
WebThe coup. Suharto. In the early hours of Oct. 1, 1965, a group of army conspirators calling itself the September 30th Movement kidnapped and murdered six army generals. A seventh, Nasution, escaped. The following morning the movement announced that it had seized power to forestall a coup against the president by a council of generals.
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