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28 de ene. de 2008 · It was said that Suharto's six children and their spouses were somewhat restrained in their activities by their mother, Tien Suharto (the former Siti Hartinah), until her death in 1996, but even ...
28 de ene. de 2008 · Suharto buried in state funeral. Former Indonesian President Suharto, who died on Sunday at the age of 86, has been buried in a state funeral. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono oversaw the ceremony at the Suharto family mausoleum near the city of Solo. Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, was credited with leading his ...
Suharto (February 20, 1921 - January 27, 2008 [1]) was an Indonesian military and political leader. He served as the country's president for over three decades, from 1967 to 1998. While in power, Suharto's regime was characterized by authoritarianism, human rights abuses, and widespread corruption. His rule was marked by suppression of ...
Suharto ordered troops to take over the RRI radio station and Merdeka Square itself. On the afternoon of that day, Suharto issued an ultimatum to the Halim Air Force Base , where the G30S had based themselves and where Sukarno (the reasons for his presence are unclear and were subject of claim and counter-claim), Air Marshal Omar Dhani, and PKI chairman Aidit had gathered.
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]
After his death, John Gittings wrote in The Guardian, “Suharto reminds us that even the most stubborn of dictatorships come to an end. Despite predictions by his ruling clique that he would lead Indonesia into the 21st century, his term of office, which began with bloodshed in 1967, ended equally bloodily in 1998.
27 de ene. de 2008 · Suharto rose to power by crushing an alleged communist uprising in 1965 after his political rivals were mysteriously eliminated. His iron-fist rule went unchallenged until widespread protests in ...
