Word: suharto
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...Indonesians last year overthrew longtime strongman and U.S. ally President Suharto, setting the stage for an election that has inevitably opened old wounds. Suharto's handpicked successor, President B. J. Habibie, faces his toughest challenge from an opposition coalition led by Megawati Sukarnopurti -- the left-leaning daughter of President Sukarno, who was overthrown by Suharto in a bloody coup in 1965. Still, says Dowell, "Habibie can't lose -- he's the approved candidate of the military, which keeps 238 of the 500 seats in parliament for their own appointees." The military orchestrated Suharto's ouster in the face of mass...
Your report "Descent Into Madness" depicted the mob incidents in Jakarta in the context of ethnic and religious hatred [WORLD, Dec. 7]. This is a mistake. Since President Suharto's resignation in May, Indonesia has entered uncharted territory marked by the guarantee of political freedom, a free press and the establishment of new political parties on an almost daily basis. We are facing huge challenges as we transform a society that has had over 30 years of authoritarian rule into one that is democratic. But the transition to democracy requires time and effort. We appreciate those who show their sympathy...
Osama bin Laden: Winds of change have blown in order to lift the injustice to which the world is subjected by America and its supporters and the Jews who are collaborating with them. Look at what is happening these days in Indonesia, where Suharto, a despot who ruled for 30 years, was overthrown. The time will come, sooner rather than later, when criminal despots who betrayed God and his Prophet, and betrayed their trust and their nation, will face the same fate...
...culture for which Suharto, Indonesia's dictator of 32 years, bears much responsibility. Six months ago Suharto was ousted, leaving behind a weak successor as President--B.J. Habibie--a paralyzed economy, a military discredited for killing student demonstrators and a nation struggling to find some vision of its future. As the lynchings increase, many suspect that some in the military and political establishment are promoting a politics of chaos to turn the clock back, away from the students' demands for greater democracy and a reduction in the power of the army. There is a precedent, and it is horrific: General...
President Habibie has further inflamed matters by courting Muslim extremists in an attempt to boost his power for the elections promised for next June. Muslims make up 87% of Indonesia's population of 210 million. Kept in check under Suharto's rule, a number of Muslim groups have now emerged to lay claim to political and economic power. Early last month Muslim youth vigilantes armed with sharpened bamboo spears were positioned around Jakarta to harass pro-democracy student demonstrators. Last week pictures of the former Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatullah Khomeini began to appear in street demonstrations. Though there have always...