Suharto
Indonesian New Order
Suharto was the military general who ruled Indonesia as president from 1967 to 1998.
He came to power after a violent anti-communist purge that killed hundreds of thousands, then maintained authoritarian control for three decades.
His regime, called the "New Order," brought economic development but also corruption, nepotism, and brutal suppression of dissent in East Timor and elsewhere.
He resigned during the 1998 Asian financial crisis.
Progress toward maturity
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- Green RevolutionMid-century farming modernization movement
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
- IMFGlobal economic assistance organization
technocrats · foreign investment · oil boom · transmigration · five-year plans · GDP growth · infrastructure · modernization
Ruler with total control
- autocratSole wielder of power
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
- New OrderRestructured ruling system
- military ruleGovernment by armed forces
censorship · repression · depoliticization · centralization · media control · political prisoners · surveillance · propaganda
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- family wealthResources inherited from relatives
- monopoliesExclusive market control
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
offshore accounts · Swiss banks · transparency · Forbes · business licenses · kickbacks · state contracts
Indonesia's inaugural leader
- transitionChange from one state
- presidencyChief executive's office
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- 1998Final millennium's penultimate year
Digital certificate management infrastructure
- massacresBrutal group killings
- propaganda filmsMovies made to persuade
- red scareMass anti-communist hysteria
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
development
Progress toward maturity
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- Green RevolutionMid-century farming modernization movement
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
IMF · technocrats · foreign investment · oil boom · transmigration · five-year plans · GDP growth · infrastructure · modernization · conglomerates
dictator
Ruler with total control
military rule · censorship · repression · depoliticization · centralization · media control · political prisoners · surveillance · propaganda · patronage
nepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- family wealthResources inherited from relatives
- monopoliesExclusive market control
embezzlement · offshore accounts · Swiss banks · transparency · Forbes · business licenses · kickbacks · state contracts
Sukarno
Indonesia's inaugural leader
- transitionChange from one state
- presidencyChief executive's office
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
1998 · student protests · regime change · democratization · legacy
PKI
Digital certificate management infrastructure
- massacresBrutal group killings
- propaganda filmsMovies made to persuade
- red scareMass anti-communist hysteria
SuhartoNelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi · Desmond Tutu · human rights advocate · Jimmy Carter
Suhartopro-democracy movement
Campaign for representative government