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e. 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 ...
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- 1940–1974
- B. J. Habibie
Apr 10, 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 economic growth, but his ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- 4–21 May 1998
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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. He had been admitted to a Jakarta hospital on Jan. 4 ...
- Marilyn Berger
Aug 20, 2021 · Suharto ruled Indonesia for 32 years with an iron fist, crushing communism, corruption and democracy. His regime shaped the country's politics, economy and society, for better and worse, until his resignation in 1998.
Jan 28, 2008 · A former Brookings expert analyzes Suharto's role in Indonesia's economic growth, corruption, human rights, and democracy. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the country after Suharto's death in 2008.
Suharto. 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. After Japan’s surrender he joined the guerrilla forces seeking independence from ...
