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Suharto [a] [b] (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.
Suharto resigned as President of Indonesia on 21 May 1998 following the collapse of support for his 32-year long presidency. Vice President B. J. Habibie took over the presidency. Suharto's grip on power weakened following severe economic and political crises stemming from the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
Sep 20, 2024 · Suharto 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 economic growth, but his authoritarian regime finally fell victim to an economic downturn and its.
Jan 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.
Aug 20, 2021 · Suharto's rise to become the billionaire autocrat of the world's fourth-most populous country would have seemed very unlikely in his childhood.
Mar 18, 2017 · After security forces killed four student demonstrators, anger erupted on the streets, forcing the president to resign. 18 years after the fall of Suharto, has the promise of Reformasi come true?
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2 days ago · Suharto was born on 8 June 1921, during the Dutch colonial era, in Kemusuk, a small village near the city of Yogyakarta in Central Java. His father, Kertosudiro, was an ulu-ulu, also known as an irrigation official of the village.Suharto grew up in the village, but due to his parent’s divorce and subsequent remarriage just after Suharto’s birth, he lived in various homes away from his parents.
May 21, 1998 · President Suharto apologized for his mistakes and resigned today after 32 years in power, handing over his office to his Vice President, B. J. Habibie, in a nationally televised ceremony. After...
Jan 27, 2008 · With that came to a close a significant chapter in regional history. The death of Mr Suharto, the most senior of the three ASEAN octogenarians, marks the ending of a defining generation of leaders of the region. Mr Suharto’s final hours have been as divisive as his last years in power, which culminated in his downfall in 1998.
Suharto, (born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies), Second president of Indonesia (1967–98). Suharto initially served in the Dutch colonial army, but after the Japanese conquest (1942) he joined a Japanese-sponsored defense corps.
