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Suharto (/suːˈhɑːrtoʊ/ soo-HAR-toh, Indonesian: [suˈharto] ⓘ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian regime from the fall of his predecessor Sukarno in 1967 until his resignation in 1998 following nationwide unrest.[1][2][3] His 32-year dictatorship is considered one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century.[4][5] Suharto was born in the small village of Kemusuk, in the Godean area near the city of Yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era.[6] He grew up in humble circumstances.[7] His Javanese Muslim parents divorced not long after his birth, and he lived with foster parents for much of his childhood. During the Japanese occupation era, Suharto served in the Japanese-organized Indonesian security forces. During Indonesia's independence struggle, he joined th

Suharto - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998 In this Indonesian name , there is no family name or patronymic . On 1 October 1965 Suharto took command of the Army and later even announced over the radio that he was now in command of the Army and that he would destroy the counter-revolutionary forces and save Sukarno.<ref>Sundhaussen (1982) p. 207</ref><ref>Roosa (2006) p. 59</ref><ref>Ricklefs (1982) p. 270.</ref> Major General Suharto was in control of the reserve, and upon hearing the news of the takeover, he quickly capita

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