The Unshakeable Legacy
Suharto's leadership was marked by a strong level of personal subjectivity. He created an Indonesia which was 'prosperous,' centralistic, and respected, without paying attention to matters of democracy or human rights. Things began to fall apart for him when his children became aggressive in business.
February 5, 2008
JAKARTA 1966. Sukarno, who had led the country for six years under the confusion known as "Guided Democracy," had been replaced by a handsome and taciturn military man. He held a powerful mandate known as the Supersemar letter.
Since that point, for decades to come, and even after his body was buried at Astana Giribangun, Solo, on Monday last week, this soft-spoken major-general continues to stir up the nation. Yes, Suharto (1921-2008) is not finis
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