Word: sukarnoism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...WORLD). In Indonesia, where Strongman Sukarno sought to refurbish his sullied image by firing Defense Minister Nasution, one of Peking's archenemies, anti-Communist students dared to howl their disapproval at the palace gates...
...Here I am, Sukarno, President and Great Leader of the Revolution. I will not retreat one step or even one milli meter!" There he was indeed, full of bombast and braggadocio, munching cake and sipping orangeade - and apparently back on top of the heap. After five months of submission to his anti-Communist generals, Indonesia's Pres ident last week demonstrated the rea sons behind his reputation as Southeast Asia's most durable politician...
...Sukarno, the Great Leader of the Revolution, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces," said the Great Leader of the Revolution to a crowd in Djakarta last week. "I am sick of the secret campaign against me. If you do not like me, I will resign, but do not do it in a secret manner. Who is against me? Say so now. Those who agree with me and support me, stand by me. Defend me, build up your strength, because I now see efforts to topple me." It was the second time in a week that he had said...
From the look of things in Indonesia, Sukarno may need all the silence he can get. He himself disclosed sorrowfully that the army-backed anti-Communist purge had taken a toll of 87,000 known dead. And demonstrations occurred in Djakarta nearly every day last week, protesting the government's harsh new economic measures, which included the revaluation of the rupiah, to combat inflation. The result has been a severe reduction in the average Indonesian's buying power...
...Sukarno, of course, is not really to blame for the program, for it was Military Strongman Abdul Haris Nasution's soldiers who approved the economic purge. But Nasution is happy enough to let Sukarno take credit-or blame-as undisputed "boss." So long as Sukarno is around as a still popular image among Indonesia's masses, Nasution has a buffer between the people's ire and the army. When, as may happen, the masses become disenchanted with Sukarno, Nasution has a readymade scapegoat...