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'''Suharto''' (June 8, 1921 - January 27, 2008) was an anti-communist [[Indonesia]]n [[military]] and [[political]] leader. He started as a military officer in the Indonesian National Revolution.  He came to power following a bloodless [[coup]] in 1967, and served as the second President of Indonesia from 1967-1998 during which time he was involved in a number of massacres aimed at eliminating communists in Indonesia<ref>[http://dannyreviews.com/h/Suharto.html Suhato: A Political Biography], be R.E. Elson</ref>.  He was forced to resign his presidency in 1998 after mass demonstrations due to his [[authoritarian]] and corrupt administration. He passed away on January 27th, 2008.

'''Suharto''' (June 8, 1921 - January 27, 2008) was an anti-communist [[Indonesia]]n [[military]] and [[political]] leader. He started as a military officer in the Indonesian National Revolution.  He came to power following a bloodless [[coup]] in 1967, and served as the second President of Indonesia from 1967-1998 during which time he was involved in a number of massacres aimed at eliminating communists in Indonesia<ref>[http://dannyreviews.com/h/Suharto.html Suhato: A Political Biography], be R.E. Elson</ref>.  He was forced to resign his presidency in 1998 after mass demonstrations due to his [[authoritarian]] and corrupt administration. He passed away on January 27th, 2008.

Suharto was a close ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]].  As a result, he became a bête noire of the far left. In the mass anti-communist killings of 1965, it is still not clear exactly what role the army played nor indeed precisely how much control Suharto, still struggling with Sukarno, had.  Although Indonesia was never a democracy under Suharto, there was a wide degree of permissible discussion, by Southeast Asian standards a fairly liberal press, and many of the procedures of social consultation that characterise a democracy. Under his rule, millions of people were freed from poverty, Indonesia became self-sufficient in rice, and a sizeable manufacturing economy grew up.<ref>[http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/gregsheridan/index.php/theaustralian/comments/farewell_to_jakartas_man_of_steel/P25/ Remebering Jakarta's Man of Steel]</ref>  

Suharto was a close ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]].  As a result, he became a bête noire of the far left. In the mass anti-communist killings of 1965, it is still not clear exactly what role the army played nor indeed precisely how much control Suharto, still struggling with Sukarno, had.  Although Indonesia was never a democracy under Suharto, there was a wide degree of permissible discussion, by Southeast Asian standards a fairly liberal press, and many of the procedures of social consultation that characterise a democracy. Under his rule, millions of people were freed from poverty, Indonesia became self-sufficient in rice, and a sizeable manufacturing economy grew up.<ref>[http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/gregsheridan/index.php/theaustralian/comments/farewell_to_jakartas_man_of_steel/P25/ Remebering Jakarta's Man of Steel]</ref>  

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