President Suharto was a military general who ruled like an autocrat, while President Abdurrahman Wahid was an activist and human rights defender. General Suharto governed the country as he would a military unit—with an iron fist during this 30-year period. Yet supporters of the ‘Smiling General’ as Suharto was described in one biography, claimed he brought development to Indonesia, lifting people out of poverty. Unfortunately, his regime w