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Fall 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[b][c] (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and the second President of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian regime from 1967 until his resignation in 1998 following nationwide unrest. [3][4][5] His 31-year dictatorship is ...
The Trisakti shootings, also known as the Trisakti tragedy (Indonesian: Tragedi Trisakti), took place at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 12 May 1998. At a demonstration demanding President Suharto 's resignation, Indonesian Army soldiers opened fire on unarmed protestors. Four students, Elang Mulia Lesmana, Heri Hertanto, Hafidin ...
Investigations into allegations of corruption against Indonesian former president / dictator Suharto began immediately after his 32-year rule. In Global Transparency Report, made by Transparency International in 2004, he was ranked as the world’s most corrupt leader. The report accused Suharto of causing losses of US$ 15–35 billion for the ...
e. Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was the second President of Indonesia, having held the office for 31 years from 1967 following Sukarno's removal until his resignation in 1998. Suharto was born in a small village, Kemusuk, in the Godean area near Yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era. [1] He grew up in humble circumstances. [2]
The New Order (Indonesian: Orde Baru, abbreviated Orba) describes the regime of the second Indonesian President Suharto from his rise to power in 1966 until his resignation in 1998. Suharto coined the term upon his accession and used it to contrast his presidency with that of his predecessor Sukarno (retroactively dubbed the "Old Order" or Orde ...
The five tenets of Pancasila. Single principle of Pancasila (Asas tunggal Pancasila) was a policy enacted by the New Order regime under President Soeharto starting 1983 compelling political parties and public organisations to declare the national ideology of " Pancasila, as their one and only ideological basis ". [nb 1]
Dwifungsi ("dual function") was a political doctrine implemented by Suharto 's military-dominated New Order government in Indonesia following the removal of President Sukarno. Dwifungsi was used to justify the ABRI —especially the Indonesian Army —permanently increasing its influence in the Indonesian government, including reserved military ...