Indonesian general and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia (born 1921)

Suharto

Suharto was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian regime from 1967 until his resignation in 1998 following nationwide unrest. His 31-year dictatorship is considered one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century: he was central to the perpetration of mass killings against alleged communists and subsequent persecution of ethnic Chinese, Islamists, irreligious people, and trade unionists.

Born

1921

June 8

Died

2008

Era

1920s

Country

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Suharto, in brief

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When Suharto arrived

april 11 Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
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