Word: indonesia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There's blood on the streets of Jakarta again. At least nine people were killed Friday in a frenzy of rioting that signaled how little has changed in Indonesia since the ouster of Suharto last May. Tens of thousands of anti-government students clashed with security forces as the People's Consultative Assembly voted on a series of reforms. The legislative body agreed to democratic elections next May or June, but decided that the military would be guaranteed seats in a new parliament. "The problem is that an assembly created by Suharto is now trying to define the post-Suharto...
...Habibie. Student protesters pushing for accelerated political reform may find their actions have the opposite effect. Says Dowell: "A new uprising could actually frighten the military into thinking the situation is so unstable that they should be tightening their control rather than opening up to new reforms." And in Indonesia, the military's opinion tends to prevail...
...JAKARTA, Indonesia: How do you force an authoritarian regime to change its ways? Indonesians are using the only leverage they have: chaos. As the country's ruling elite huddles in Parliament, loudly promising a transition to democracy but hoping to cede as little power as possible, protesters outside the building Thursday grew to an unruly throng of 20,000 that clashed with overmatched police and left dozens injured. "They're trying to push their rulers toward genuine reforms," says TIME correspondent William Dowell, "with the threat of a widespread uprising...
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...example, Perkins said that in Indonesia,investors anticipated a crisis because of thecountry's economic similarities to itscash-strapped neighbor, Thailand, and pulled theirmoney...