On October 20, 1999 the parliament elected the Islamic scholar A. Wahid as president; Megawati Sukarnoputri became the vice-president. In the Cabinet of National Unity formed by Wahid on October 29, 1999, for the first time since the 1950s a civilian took up the post of Minister of Defense; However, the predecessor General Wiranto initially…
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Indonesia 2008
Yearbook 2008 Indonesia. Former dictator Suharto passed away in January at the age of 86 after a long illness. He goes to history as one of Asia’s most blood-soaked despots. He gradually seized power from 1965, when he, as army general, defeated a coup attempt and crushed the influential Communist Party. At least half a…