Word: sukarnoism
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...President has been known to enjoy an occasional Scotch, he has drastically cut down on his modest drinking-partly because of the breakneck pace of his new job. One intoxicant he has not given up is listening to the recorded speeches of Indonesia's late President Sukarno, which has had a notable influence on Bhutto's own fiery, engaging, but often demagogic oratory...
Industrial nations, particularly the raw-material-starved Japanese, long hungered after Indonesia's largely untapped hoard of oil, copper, nickel and timber. But intense nationalism and chronic political upheaval kept foreigners out until volatile President Sukarno was overthrown in 1965. Since the new government began encouraging outside investment two years later, hundreds of companies from Japan, the U.S., Europe and the Philippines have poured $250 million into the archipelago, mostly for mining and logging, and have pledged to spend another $1.15 billion. On top of that, they are spending $150 million annually exploring offshore...
Indonesia, which has a per capita annual income of under $100, desperately needs foreign money both to improve its people's living standards and to pay off $2.1 billion in foreign debts inherited from Sukarno and an additional $2 billion incurred since his ouster. At least for now, most citizens would agree with Mohammad Sadli, chairman of the Foreign Investment Board, that the country must welcome outside development capital because "we have no choice...
...often displayed a rough humor. Once, after spending a week viewing Indonesian temples, Khrushchev turned to Indonesian President Sukarno and asked: "Don't you have anything new around here?" When he described Berlin as the American testicles that he could squeeze whenever he chose, sensitive translators changed it to the American big toe that he could step...
Measure of Legitimacy. The election was a costly ($55 million) move designed to give the regime, which took power from the late President Sukarno in 1965, a measure of legitimacy. The government took no chances. Before the election it forbade criticism of President Suharto or the government's program. The nine opposition parties were allowed to hold village rallies, but there were widespread charges of intimidation. In some provinces, army commanders prevented political rallies by scheduling military drills at the same time. The government also weeded out 2,500 unacceptable candidates and arrested many others...