general suharto|general suharto in English

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Haji Mohammad Suharto (1921-2008), Indonesian army officer, former president of Indonesia from 1967-1998 (resigned under pressure in 1998 due to suspicion of corruption after 32 years in office)

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1. However, General Abdul Nasution said that Suharto took great care in preparing the "General Offensive" (Indonesian Serangan Umum).

2. President Suharto declared a national disaster on Dec.

3. Suharto, an Army general, became president in 1967 with the excuse of securing the country against an alleged Communist coup attempt against a weakening Sukarno.

4. Another is the continued dominance of Suharto - era figures.

5. But President Suharto appears to be leaving nothing to chance.

6. Later, however, the police confirmed they had summoned Tommy Suharto, for questioning.

7. However, Suharto also disbanded Aspri to appease popular dissent.

8. In the book and the film Mr Suharto appears egocentric and opinionated.

9. Jaelani presented his initial findings to President Suharto on Dec.

10. His presidency is seen as a transition to the post-Suharto era.

11. In January 1962, Suharto was promoted to the rank of major general and appointed to lead Operation Mandala, a joint army-navy-air force command based in Makassar.

12. As long as his health endures, all decisions emanate from Suharto.

13. 1967 - Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia.

14. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Suharto served in Japanese-organised Indonesian security forces.

15. Both companies are closely identified with the government of 68 - year old President Suharto.

16. On 5 October, Suharto led a dramatic public ceremony to bury the generals' bodies.

17. Last November, after Mr Wahid denied a pardon request, the younger Suharto went into hiding.

18. His partisans have introduced piles of pork that smack of the Suharto era.

19. Under the regime of Suharto ( 1965 - 1998 ), the country experienced considerable economic growth.

20. 'Too sweet' is what Ms. Suharto, Ms. Heaton-Renshaw and Ms. Comstock regularly hear.

21. In October he took the reins of Golkar, the party created by Indonesia's former strongman , Suharto.

22. That is a standard pattern: Ferdinand Marcos, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Chun Doo Hwan, Suharto and many other useful gangsters.

23. Indonesia also experienced large - scale corruption and fraud within the ruling Suharto family from 1965 to 19 Sentencedict.com

24. Suharto learned that the riots were engineered by Sumitro to destabilize the regime, resulting in Sumitro's dismissal and forced retirement.

25. That civil war has been the rationale for the authoritarian rule Suharto and the military have enforced over the decades.