Word: suharto
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Speaking more directly of the political situation, Papanek added that during the past year, "Suharto also moved more decisively to gain control of the government and the military. His personal military staff was downgraded and somewhat changed in composition and some other shifts in military commands took place...
...number of suspected Communists and pro-Sukarno officers were arrested or dismissed. This was generally interpreted as reflecting Suharto's increasing strength, which enabled him to take action on opposition elements he had been aware of, rather than the discovery of a new conspiracy...
Although the role of the central government in much of the slaughter is still in dispute, Suharto has since imprisoned 100,000 suspected political enemies...
...most crucial economic contribution of the Suharto government was a halting of inflation, which had amounted to between 600 and 800 per cent per year...
...team-which began working for Suharto in mid-1968-has helped the Indonesian government in its negotiations with foreign investors. "They badly needed jobs, they badly needed revenues, so they made some deals that were highly favorable to the foreign investors," Papanek said last month. He added that the DAS has also counseled the government against lopsided bargains with foreign firms...