Word: wiranto
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Dates: during 1998-1998
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...events spiral out of control: by Saturday evening, with protests reported in at least five other cities, that seemed entirely possible. The question may now be whether Habibie will be forced to give way to martial law and a military junta led by armed-forces chief General Wiranto or to a more progressive coalition of opposition figures, like Megawati Sukarnoputri, Abdurrahman Wahid and Amien Rais. What's certain is that the contest over reform has been radicalized. "The idea of revolutionary change has spread among the students," says a Western diplomat. "Now they shout revolusi rather than reformasi...
...Habibie was confronted at his office by LIEUT. GENERAL PRABOWO SUBIANTO, son-in-law of former PRESIDENT SUHARTO and the head of the powerful Army Strategic Reserve Command. The general "strongly requested" that Habibie name him army Chief of Staff and replace the chief of the armed forces, GENERAL WIRANTO, with a Prabowo ally. Frightened, Habibie told the volatile general that promotions were up to the military, and left. Prabowo refused to go, departing only after his aide pretended Wiranto was on the phone. He came back the next day, this time with troops, and confronted Habibie, who again denied...
Late Wednesday night, after Parliament threatened to begin impeachment proceedings and the armed forces commander, General Wiranto, paid a private visit to Suharto's residence, loyalty paid off. The old man was finally stepping down, and Habibie, 61, would take over. Yet even at Thursday morning's hasty ceremony for the handover of power, Habibie kept up his characteristic deference. After a sadly smiling Suharto apologized for his mistakes and announced his resignation, Habibie appeared to hesitate. His mentor gestured with his hand, like a father to a nervous child, and Habibie stepped forward to take the oath of office...
...Habibie was confronted at his office by Lieut. General Prabowo Subianto, son-in-law of former President Suharto and the head of the powerful Army Strategic Reserve Command. The general "strongly requested" that Habibie name him army chief of staff and replace the chief of the armed forces, General Wiranto, with a Prabowo ally. Frightened, Habibie told the volatile general that promotions were up to the military, and left. Prabowo refused to go, departing only after an aide pretended Wiranto was on the phone. He came back the next day, this time with troops, and confronted Habibie, who again denied...
...military has clearly decided political change is necessary: Wiranto has repeatedly supported the students' right to demonstrate on campus, and ordinary soldiers patrolling universities have begun high-fiving students and giving them thumbs-up signals. "The military has decided what's good for society is good for the military, and what is good for the military is good for society," says Afan Gaffar, a political scientist at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. "I strongly believe the military will take the side of the students...