Indonesian Dictator Suharto Steps Down
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Corruption, Fraud, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Date: May 21, 1998
Article abstract: Faced with massive corruption charges, economic catastrophe, and widespread antigovernment demonstrations, President Suharto of Indonesia was forced to resign after thirty-one years, leaving a legacy of repression, poverty, and corruption.
Storms in Indonesia
In the summer of 1997, the soaring economy of Indonesia was hit by a financial storm that also struck the economies of the other industrializing nations of Southeast Asia. Indonesia, whose barely regulated economy was controlled by a network of family members and friends, was hit...
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