Word: sukarno
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...INDONESIA. The marvel is that any progress at all could have been so skillfully avoided. The $831 million in economic aid and $77.8 million in military assistance that were poured into this naturally rich country collided with the simple fact that Sukarno has no interest in economic development; he seeks empire. The U.S. program crashed when he shouted, "To hell with your aid." One salvageable irony is that the U.S. effort inspired the U.S.S.R. to give Indonesia more than $1 billion, and now Sukarno is bitter against Russians...
...Sukarno's one alleged triumph−that he has united Indonesia's 103 million people−was deflated last week by news from South Celebes, where rightist Darul Islam rebels are fighting against the army. In Sukarno's newest acquisition, West Irian, Papuan tribesmen have also launched an insurrection...
...followers are generally quick to do the Bung's bidding. In his Anniversary Day speech, Sukarno urged Indonesians to "wage a campaign against Beatle music, cheap literature and crazy dances." In response, a crowd gathered before Djakarta's police headquarters and made a small bonfire of Beatle records, comic books and U.S. westerns...
...place where Sukarno's speech (see above) was received with relief was in Malaysia. For the past two years, the Indonesian President has staged a "confrontation" that sought to bring down the federation by economic blockade and guerrilla infiltration. When Singapore seceded from Malaysia early this month (TIME, Aug. 20), Sukarno could have read it as an argument for the success of his hostile policy...
...Sukarno was noncommittal about Singapore's new status; he merely commented that Malaysia was "beginning to fall apart from the inside." British officials, who have been supporting Malaysia with 50,000 troops and a sizable fleet, thought it likely that Sukarno was waiting for a lead from Red China. They also noted that there have been no significant Indonesian attacks since Singapore's secession...