Onslaught at a Snail's Pace
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
It was a sudden assault. And it ended just as suddenly. On the morning of Monday, March 12, tens of thousands of demonstrators suddenly appeared at the state palace, poised for attack and demanding President Abdurrahman Wahid resign.
A few hours later, leaders of the supreme People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) added their voices to the chorus, demanding that the president fulfill the students' demand. If he still hung on, said MPR speaker Amien R
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