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1 day ago · 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.
2 days ago · In March 1968, Suharto was formally elected president. The killings are skipped over in most Indonesian history textbooks and have received little attention by Indonesians due to their suppression under the Suharto regime, as well as receiving little international attention.
1 day ago · Having come to power under the Ditadura Nacional ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the regime as the corporatist Estado Novo ("New State"), with himself as a dictator. The regime he created lasted until 1974, making it one of the longest-lived authoritarian regimes in modern Europe.
9 hours ago · Mr Prabowo said the defence pact, which will be signed in Indonesia later this week, was “a mark of the friendship, the good relationship between us”. “We have had our ups and downs as the ...
9 hours ago · Indonesia and Australia are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic ties this year, in a relationship that has swung from extreme tension during the Cold War and following the downfall of former dictator Suharto to relatively warmer ties in recent years. Prabowo alluded to the historic volatility in his remarks.
9 hours ago · Speaking alongside Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto in Canberra on Tuesday (Aug 20), Albanese described the agreement to be signed in the coming days as a "vital plank” in the ...
4 days ago · Former Indonesian President Suharto leaves a hospital in Jakarta in this July 14, 2006 file photo. Suharto, who ruled for 32 years, has died, a senior police official told reporters on Sunday at ...