A total of 76 Chinese language teachers have been sent to Indonesia to teach Chinese language at universities and junior high schools, Education and Cultural Ministry said Tuesday.
A director at the ministry Fasli Jalal said that the teachers would be placed at 18 provinces and two universities that have Chinese language program, the Indonesian University and the Dharma Persada University at the capital of Jakarta.
"As the demand grows, we have requested 76 teachers this year," he told reporters.
He said the sending of the teachers from China has been carried out since 2001. "Now we must learn Chinese language, as China is a country with high economic growth," said Fasli.
Source: Xinhua
Bola dunia itu bulat dan juga berputar!
Sekarang mungkin memang sudah saatnya untuk melupakan matahari yang sudah terbenam di Hollywood di negara Amerika Serikat!
It is 4 p.m., Jan. 13, 2008. The main entrance to Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta is besieged by dozens of journalists. Almost all of them are local, as Indonesia doesn't attract international media conglomerates, unless there is a deadly landslide, tsunami, or airplane crash. Some reporters are placing the lenses of video and photo cameras against the glass of the hospital entrance, hoping to spot at least some action.
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The Chinese language was banned, and so were words like "atheism" and "class." For the rest of the world that was barred from learning about the tragedy of 1965-66, it was easy to believe the mass media, which hailed Suharto as an ally and statesman. It was the time of the Cold War and the major American preoccupation was Vietnam. When the dust settled, bodies buried, washed away, or decomposed, Indonesia opened up again: for business and tourism. The Indonesian people, for the most part, were terrorized into silence, with no memory and no desires except to move rhythmically to the latest pop tunes and prayers, close to starvation but grinning as ordered, with no complex thoughts and questions; lobotomized.
SOLO, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's ethnic Chinese communities, repressed and persecuted for many years, are enjoying a cultural revival even in the heart of the predominantly Muslim island of Java.
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For decades after Suharto crushed the supposedly Beijing-backed coup, his government suppressed or strongly discouraged many aspects of Chinese culture, including the use of the Chinese language or names.
Celebration of Chinese New Year was banned. It was even forbidden to bring books or documents with Chinese characters into the country.
But as elsewhere in Asia, the ethnic Chinese played an important role in the economy.
As traders and business people, they accounted for a disproportionate share of the economy, and Suharto himself had plenty of wealthy Chinese businessmen in his inner circle.
Indonesia will never see former President Suharto, who died Sunday, face a courtroom and receive the crisp judgment of the law. Instead, Indonesians must decide how history will judge the complex legacy of the man who ruled them for 32 years.
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Between 300,000 and 1 million died in what the CIA called "one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century." Many more were jailed for years without trial and their families tainted by association. Ethnic Chinese also suffered as ties with Beijing were cut; Chinese-language materials were outlawed.
Suharto then eased aside his predecessor, the left-leaning Sukarno, and declared a "New Order" that demonized Communism. Within a few years, Indonesia rejoined the UN that Sukarno had exited in anger in 1965 and became a founding member of the anticommunist Association of Southeast Asian Nations. His reward was corporate investment and US military aid that became a bedrock of the regime.
Posted : Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:13:01 GMT Author : DPA Category : Culture (General) Culture General News | Home
Jakarta- It was late in Indonesia's capital old town area when 25 youths were sweating, laughing and shouting to each other under the dark open sky, while practicing their dancing and jumping moves to the sound of a Chinese drum and cymbals. One of them was Syafri Sanusi, a 10-year-old boy who takes part as the head of the Barongsai, which means "to dance like a lion."
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Following a failed coup by the Indonesian Communist Party in 1965, former dictator Suharto who died last Sunday on the age of 86, banned Chinese-language books and newspapers, Chinese names and symbols, and outlawed public celebrations of Chinese holidays.
"At that time, nobody dare to even think of performing the lion dance, we were really scared of the consequences," said Sjarif, who has performed with his troupe in front of three Indonesian presidents after the fall of Suharto.
Indonesian-Chinese finally won their rights after a pro-democracy movement in 1998 ousted Suharto and swept Abdurrahman Wahid into office the following year.
"I still recall the time of transition, when it was in 1999, we still needed a permission from the police to perform lion dance in public," said Andri Wijaya, 24, a member of the group.
"It has been better in the years after that," he said. "Now as you can see, my friends in this group vary - many of them are Muslims or non-Chinese ethnic. Lion dance is a universal language; I am proud of that."
Mayoritas masyarakat Indonesia sudah lupa bahwa dahulu kala pernah ada!
Barongsai di Kota Singkawang 7 min - Jul 14, 2007 ...Penampilan Barongsai STIE Singkawang Maret 2007...Singkawang Kalimantan From: PrimaProduction Penampilan Barongsai STIE Singkawang Maret 2007
fu xing gao cao 3 min - Feb 1, 2007 gao cao...lagu imlek From: suryanto lagu imlek
Proklamasi, dahulu, sekarang dan akan datang (belum tuntas).
Berita ini datang hampir bersamaan dengan berita Jenderal Soeharto.
PEMBUJUK SUKARNO: Jusuf Ronodipuro, penyiar naskah proklamasi pada malam 17 Agustus 1945 saat di The Habibie Center, Jakarta, Selasa (29/5). Pada 1951 saat menjabat Kepala RII, Ronodipuro membujuk Presiden Sukarno supaya membaca ulang naskah itu untuk direkam. Ronodipuro pula yang menyuruh anakbuahnya di RRI, seorang keturunan Belanda, untuk menggubah lagu Indonesia Raya menjadi lebih bertenaga seperti versi resmi sekarang. Taken on May 29, 2007
Ronodipuro and his friends founded state-owned Radio Republik Indonesia in a temporary station they built at Abdulrahman's laboratory
The Jakarta Post
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Jakarta --- M. Jusuf Ronodipuro -- the man who broadcast Indonesia's declaration of independence Aug. 17, 1945, and helped found state-owned Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) -- passed away Sunday at 11:20 p.m. after receiving medical treatment at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta. He was 88.
Jusuf is survived by wife Sita Fatma Rassat, three children and seven grandchildren. He was buried at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, South Jakarta, on Monday.
Jusuf was rushed to the hospital several days ago due to lung problems. Doctors provided a ventilator to help him breathe.
He had suffered a stroke last June and had been hospitalized several times.
Born Sept. 30, 1919, Jusuf was a close confidant of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno. As a news broadcaster at Hoso Kyoku radio, owned by the Japanese occupation government, Jusuf spread to the world the news of Indonesia's independence.
Jusuf recalled events surrounding his historic broadcast in an interview with Kompas in 2006. On Aug. 14, 1945, Hoso Kyoku radio station had been occupied by Japanese soldiers and all employees inside the station barred from going out.
The news of Indonesia's independence was not immediately known across the country due to the occupation. But on Aug. 17, 1945, at 5:30 p.m., his friend climbed a compound wall to give him a message from outside. It was handwritten by Adam Malik, who worked at DOME news agency, and read: "Please broadcast the attached news". Attached was Indonesia's declaration of independence that had been read by Sukarno at 10 a.m.
For Jusuf, it was not an easy task. The presence of Japanese soldiers inside the station forced him and his colleagues, including Bahtar Lubis, to use the abandoned foreign news studio to broadcast the news. At 7 p.m., Jusuf was in front of the microphone for 15 minutes to spread the news of independence to the whole country and the world.
When they were about to clean up the studio, the Japanese soldiers entered and assaulted them. Later that night, all the Hoso Kyoku radio station employees were told to leave.
Jusuf almost fainted on his way home from his injuries and stopped by at the house of the late painter Basuki Abdullah. In the morning, he saw a doctor, Abdulrahman Saleh, who later suggested he set up a radio station for the newly born country.
To avoid Japanese soldiers, he and his friends built a temporary station at Abdulrahman's laboratory. That studio witnessed Sukarno's speeches to the nation.
Jusuf was the man who created RRI's motto Sekali di udara, tetap di udara, "Once on the air, always on the air".
Since the independence proclamation was not broadcast live, Jusuf asked Sukarno to record his voice five years after the event.
During the Sukarno era, Jusuf served as the Ministry of Information secretary general and posted in London and the United Nations in New York.
When the regime changed, Jusuf was appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Argentina.
During the two presidents' eras, both Sukarno and Soeharto often requested his service at the palace.
He was buried in a military funeral.
Date Posted: 1/29/2008
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Jusuf Ronodipuro on Indonesia Raya 2 min - Aug 8, 2007 well as its musical. It was initiated by Chairman of Jakarta Radio Station Jusuf Ronodipuro, now 87 years old. He was ordered Dutch musician Jozef Cleber who From: teliksandi The national anthem Indonesia Raya, originally titled by Wage Rudolf Supratman as 'Indonesia', was rearranged in 1944 by a team leaded by Sukarno and Muh Yamin. In 1950/51, Sukarno as President of Republic of Indonesia was rearranged it again, as well as its musical. It was initiated by Chairman of Jakarta Radio Station Jusuf Ronodipuro, now 87 years old. He was ordered Dutch musician Jozef Cleber who hired to arrange an orchestra group for three years.
Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia 57 sec - Jan 3, 2007 Kemerdekaan Indonesia...Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia dibacakan oleh Bung Karno. Anda dengar suaranya....Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia Bung From: Arto4805 Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia dibacakan oleh Bung Karno. Anda dengar suaranya.
FAKTA Seputar Proklamasi on Keiji TV 9 min - Jul 11, 2007 Keiji TV...Edited version from FAKTA Seputar Proklamasi released earlier. This video had been broadcasted on Keiji TV (KGTV - Khawla Garden Television) hehe. From: witriyanti Edited version from FAKTA Seputar Proklamasi released earlier. This video had been broadcasted on Keiji TV (KGTV - Khawla Garden Television) hehe... In this video you can watch how far our children know about our Anthem Song.
PETA , Heroes of Indonesia : National Revolution 1945-1950 8 min - Oct 6, 2006 -1950...Salute to the true Asian heroes. PETA(Pembela Tanah Air),Indonesia volunteer army was organized in 1943. All Indonesian fought bravely From: Reinosuke Salute to the true Asian heroes. PETA(Pembela Tanah Air),Indonesia volunteer army was organized in 1943. All Indonesian fought bravely against the British army and the Dutch army which attempted to reinvade their homeland. The Indonesian independence movement had a tremendous impact on other Asian and African independence movements. 'The independence is not only for one race, but also for all human.' -Sukarno (Aug.15.1958) Added: October 05, 2006
Sidang dengan Bung Karno 3 min - Jan 2, 2007 Bung Karno...Sidang Chuuoo Sangi-in yang ke-6. Dibuat pada 17 November 1944....Republik Indonesia Jakarta Sidang Soekarno Bung Karno Sukarno From: Arto4805 Sidang Chuuoo Sangi-in yang ke-6. Dibuat pada 17 November 1944.
19 DESEMBER 1948 5 min - Dec 18, 2007 Dirman melasanakan Perang Rakyat Semesta diseluruh tanah air. Di PBB, para pejuang diplomasi tidak akan mundur setapakpun serta tetap mengusahakan negara Proklamasi tegak dan berdiri. From: RSH1945 Tgl 19 Desember 1948,jam 6.00 pagi, Belanda menyerang Yogya. Presiden dan Wakil Presiden beserta sejumlah pejabat kabinet ditangkap. Inilah hari paling tegang dan amat darurat bagi Republik Indonesia. Namun seolah semua sudah diatur, berdirilah PDRI di Sumatera dan Pak Dirman melasanakan Perang Rakyat Semesta diseluruh tanah air. Di PBB, para pejuang diplomasi tidak akan mundur setapakpun serta tetap mengusahakan negara Proklamasi tegak dan berdiri.
Perjuangan Proklamasi masih belum tuntas!
Hingga hari ini, Pemerintah Belanda tetap tidak mau mengakui de jure hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia adalah 17 Agustus 1945, dan hanya de facto.
Bagi Pemerintah Belanda, hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia adalah 27 Desember 1949, yaitu ketika Pemerintah Belanda melimpahkan kedaulatan kepada Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Serikat (RIS). RIS telah dibubarkan pada 16 Agustus 1950.
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The Republic of Indonesia (IPA: /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziːə/, /ˌɪndəˈniːziːə/) (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a nation in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of over 234 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation, although officially it is not an Islamic state. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected parliament and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Der Staat Indonesien (indon. Indonesia) ist der größte Inselstaat der Welt. Er wurde am 17. August 1945 proklamiert und am 27. Dezember 1949 von den Niederlanden unabhängig. Die Hauptstadt Jakarta hat etwa 11 Mio. Einwohner und liegt auf der Insel Java, auf der mehr als die Hälfte der Einwohner des Landes leben. Der Name Indonesien setzt sich aus dem lateinischen Wort indus für Indien und dem griechischen Wort nesos für Insel zusammen.
Unabhängigkeit von den Niederlanden am 17. August 1945
Indonesië is een republiek, bestaande uit een groot eilandengebied in Zuidoost-Azië. Het ligt tussen het Zuidoost-Aziatische vasteland en Australië, en tussen de Indische en Grote of Stille Oceaan. In het noorden grenst het ook aan de Zuid-Chinese Zee. Indonesië grenst aan Maleisië op het eiland Borneo, aan Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea op het eiland Nieuw-Guinea, en aan Oost-Timor op het eiland Timor. In het zuiden grenst het aan Australië. Het bestaat uit 18108 eilanden waarvan er circa 6000 bewoond zijn.
Indonesië wordt als een van de verwantschapslanden van Nederland genoemd.
Geschiedenis
Op 17 augustus 1945 roepen de nationalistische leiders Soekarno en Hatta de Republiek Indonesië uit, die door Nederland niet wordt erkend. Gevolg is een bijna vijf jaar durende oorlog. Meestentijds heeft deze het karakter van een guerrilla, maar twee keer - in 1947 en 1948 - gaat Nederland in het offensief: de zogenaamde Politionele acties. Op 27 december 1949 draagt Nederland de soevereiniteit over. Lange tijd wordt in Nederland alleen de onafhankelijkheidsdatum van 27 december 1949 gehanteerd. In 2005 maakt minister Ben Bot van Buitenlandse Zaken bekend dat Nederland de officiële onafhankelijkheid van 17 augustus 1945 zal erkennen. Hiermee wordt één van de laatste struikelblokken voor een volwaardige relatie tussen Nederland en Indonesië uit de weg geruimd. In 1962 moet Nederland onder druk van VN en VS afstand doen van Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea. Het gebied wordt, via een tussenbewind van de VN, in 1963 aan Indonesië overdragen.
L’Indonésie ou République d’Indonésie (Republik Indonesia) est née en 1945 avec l’indépendance des Indes orientales néerlandaises. C'est le plus grand État archipel et le quatrième État le plus peuplé au monde. Elle est située entre la péninsule d’Asie du Sud-Est et l’Australie, au point de rencontre entre les océans Indien et Pacifique. L'Indonésie est très diverse ethniquement et culturellement.
La langue officielle est l’indonésien (bahasa Indonesia), une variété de malais que seule une petite minorité de la population parle comme première langue. De nombreuses langues régionales sont utilisées, comme le javanais (parlé par environ 80 millions de personnes), le sundanais (35 millions) et le madurais (près de 17 millions).
L'emblème national de l'Indonésie est l'aigle Garuda, oiseau fabuleux de la mythologie indienne et vâhana (véhicule) du dieu Vishnu.
L'archipel indonésien est avec l'Amazonie et le Bassin du Congo l'une des trois zones les plus riches du monde pour la Biodiversité, mais ce patrimoine régresse rapidement en raison des impacts d'activités humaines en fortes augmentation, avec pour conséquence une dégradation des ressources en eau, air, et sols, flore et faune (halieutique notamment) et un recul préoccupant des forêts.
Indépendance Des Pays-Bas - Proclamée 17 août 1945 - Reconnue27 décembre 1949
Artinya, sebenarnya, "dunia" tidak mengakui Proklamasi Indonesia.
Semua orang di Indonesia dan di luar Indonesia mengakui dan menyadari bahwa Jenderal Soeharto hanyalah kepanjangan alat dari niat Pemerintah Negara Amerika Serikat, sama seperti orang-orang lainnya di negara-negara lain yang juga merupakan kepanjangan alat dari niat Pemerintah Negara AS.
Soekarno turun, Soeharto naik, Timor-Timur menjadi bagian Indonesia, Soeharto turun, Habibie naik, Timor-Leste menjadi merdeka, semua adalah sesuai dengan kemauan Pemerintah Negara AS.
Dan kenyataan lainnya lagi adalah bahwa semua yang membela dan menuntut Jenderal Soeharto mendapatkan sesuap nasi mereka dari keadaan ini.
Bila tidak demikian, maka mereka tidak memiliki penghasilan sama sekali.
Yang jelas, mereka semua sangat munafik.
Karena kenyataan yang sebenar-benarnya adalah bahwa yang harus dituntut, karena yang bertanggung jawab penuh sebagai atasan, adalah Pemerintah Negara AS.
Jenderal Soeharto bukanlah penyebab, Jenderal Soeharto adalah akibat!
Jenderal Soeharto adalah korban kebijakan Pemerintah Negara AS.
Pelurusan, yang benar adalah (dan ini adalah hal yang tidak munafik): "Dunia harus menuntut kebijakan Pemerintah Negara AS (sebagai atasan), mengapa Jenderal Soeharto dijadikan korban, sama seperti tuntutan-tuntutan yang diajukan kepada beliau"!
Silakan Anda tanyakan kepada Pemerintah Negara AS, mengapa perlu terjadi pembantaian, penyulikan dan penyiksaan di Indonesia selama pemerintahan Jenderal Soeharto?
Apa sebenarnya yang terjadi? Berpikir global, bertindak lokal, hal inilah yang sebenarnya terjadi. Sampai hari ini paham kapitalis itu memiliki hanya satu tujuan, yaitu mengusai dunia, sebagai big-brother, inilah faktor globalnya. Faktor lokal, salah satunya, adalah Jenderal Soeharto!
Sejak Indonesia merdeka, sudah silih-berganti presiden dan kabinet memimpin Indonesia, kesejahteraan Indonesia mengalami puncaknya hanya selama 32 tahun saat dipimpin Jenderal Soeharto. Tidak pernah ada sebelum dan sesudahnya, hal ini sangat mirip dengan bangsa Yahudi-Israel saat dipimpin raja Sulaiman.
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 242
Edited by Brad Simpson
Posted - January 28, 2008
For more information contact:
Brad Simpson - 443/845-4462
Washington, DC, January 28, 2008 - As Indonesia buries the ex-dictator Suharto, who died Sunday at the age of 86, the National Security Archive today posted a selection of declassified U.S. documents detailing his record of repression and corruption, and the long-standing U.S. support for his regime.
The documents include transcripts of meetings with Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, as well as Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Vice-President Walter Mondale, then Vice-President George W. Bush, and former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke.
Additional documents detail U.S. perceptions of Suharto from the earliest years of his violent rule, including the 1969 annexation of West Papua, the 1975 invasion of East Timor, and the so-called “Mysterious Killings” of 1983-1984.
“In death Suharto has escaped justice both in Indonesia and East Timor,” said Brad Simpson, who directs the Archive's Indonesia and East Timor Documentation Project. “But these declassified documents, detailing the long record of U.S. support for one of the twentieth century’s most brutal and corrupt men, will contribute to our understanding both of Suharto’s rule and of the U.S. support which helped make it possible."
Most of the documents posted today have been declassified as a result of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by the Archive, in addition to documents unearthed in the National Archives (NARA) and Presidential libraries.
In the coming weeks the Indonesia and East Timor Documentation Project will be posting additional documents concerning the events leading up to Suharto’s downfall in May 1998.
Ex-General Suharto of Indonesia died quietly in bed at age 86, unlike up to a million Indonesians his loyalists had killed after taking power in a coup, and at least a hundred thousand killed in East Timor. Suharto was a brutal dictator, and his does not end his violent legacy.
After Suharto resigned in disgrace in 1998, attempts to charge him for his crimes proved futile and charges were dropped. The Indonesian military continues to dominate politics and business.
Amnesty International USA is particularly concerned by United States support of Indonesia?s military (TNI). In November 2006, Congress defined restrictions on Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and export of "lethal" military equipment to Indonesia until there was accountability by TNI, especially their militias for killings and violence following East Timor?s 1999 vote for independence. Two days after the bill became law, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, citing the ?war on terror,? issued a waiver removing these restrictions.
Perpetrators of human rights violations continue to enjoy impunity for violations which occurred in East Timor and in Aceh before the tsunami, and continue in Papua, Indonesia. Despite promises to improve human rights, such abuses continue in Papua, where government forces torture, kill and imprison opposition figures and threaten church and community leaders who sometimes ?disappear.? Two Papuans, whom Amnesty International believes are prisoners of conscience, were given long prison sentences for non-violent expression of their beliefs.
The breathtaking view from Karanganyar's Astana Giribangun mausoleum, the final resting place of former President Suharto, was fit for a king — and the reception of Indonesia's longest-serving leader no less royal. Tens of thousands of Javanese came out to pay their last respects today in this small town in central Java, lining the steep hills overlooking the spectacular rice fields that feed this nation of more than 230 million people. Beneath hundreds of banners that read HAVE A SAFE TRIP FROM THE PEOPLE OF SOLO, old ladies walked for miles under the sweltering midday sun just to catch a glimpse of the ambulance carrying the Javanese native to his family cemetery. "When he was around you could feel his presence," said Endah, a local housewife that had been waiting for three hours on the side of the road for Suharto's caravan to arrive. "He had a charisma unlike any other Indonesian leader."
As the convoy of diplomats, officials and family passed, the crowd roared and waved and blew paper trumpets. Sellers hawking all kinds of goods set up shop early on the roads in anticipation of the journalists, well-wishers and curious onlookers that would show up. "I knew this would be a good chance to make some money," says Rizky, a motorcycle taxi driver who had been ferrying passengers up and down the mountain from points where the police had blocked off traffic. "That's the only reason why I came."
While security was not that tight getting up the mountain, few were allowed to enter the burial ground where President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was leading the ceremony. His voice was full of emotion as he offered words of condolences for the five-star general who was once his superior officer in the military. "We have lost one of the nation's best sons, a loyal fighter, true soldier and honorable statesman," he said. "We say thanks for his great contribution and meritorious service to the nation during his life and forgive his faults." Those who could not get in were forced to watch the proceedings on small televisions set up by the news crews covering the event, which was being broadcast live on national television. Those prominent businessmen and officials who could not make it at all sent ornate wreaths with messages of condolences, their names signed in hundreds of flowers.
When Suharto's body arrived, his coffin, draped in the Indonesian flag, was pulled from a simple, silver caravan by regular soldiers with little other security around the vehicle. There was no mad rush, no wailing or rending of garments, just a quick escort into the area where VIPs and family members were waiting. For such a historic moment, the feeling was subdued — less sadness than respect. "Suharto ruled with an iron fist but he also managed to create a mystique and aura around him," says Sujiwo Tejo, a well-known Javanese playwright and musician who made the trip to Karanganyar. Tejo admitted he was one of many who wanted to get one last look at the aging autocrat who had rarely been seen in public since being deposed ten years ago. "I guess you could say that most are here to show their respect," he mused, "but also because for us this marks the passing of an era."
Jakarta, 28 Jan. (AKI) - (by Jusuf Wanandi) - Suharto died on Sunday after a series of illnesses since stepping down in May 1998. He achieved substantial development and improvements in Indonesia since he reluctantly took over from Sukarno.
However, he destroyed his own achievements because he overstayed his time and effectiveness and became isolated, surrounded by sycophants, as so often happens with authoritarian rulers.
In 1965 he was a hero to many Indonesians when he outlawed the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), which tried to instigate a coup on September 30, 1965, and step by step removed Sukarno reluctantly.
In the vacuum of power that ensued, a few hundred thousands members and supporters of the Communist Party were killed, and he did not do much about it.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: As the midday sun beat ferociously down on this Central Java city, the body of former Indonesian president Suharto was laid to rest Monday afternoon (28 Jan) in a cool, dark mausoleum next to his late wife.
About 800 members of Indonesia's who's who, as well as foreign dignitaries, made the trek up to the mausoleum at Mount Lawu to bid farewell to the man who led the world's most populous Muslim country for 32 years.
Outside, thousands more - some sobbing openly - thronged the narrow roads to watch the funeral hearse as it made its way there from Solo's Adi Sumarmo airport.
A farmer from Tawangmangu, Mr Paiti, 40, walked for two hours from his home hoping to get a first-hand view of the funeral.
SOLO, INDONESIA: Former Indonesian President Suharto, who led a military dictatorship for three decades and whose regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents, was laid to rest Monday (28 Jan) at a state funeral with full military honors.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led the ceremony, which began just before noon at the Suharto family mausoleum near the city of Solo, Suharto's hometown, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital.
Suharto died of multiple-organ failure Sunday (27 Jan), after more than three weeks on life support at a Jakarta hospital. He was 86.
Although he oversaw some of the worst bloodshed of the 20th century, Suharto is credited with developing Indonesia's economy and was buried with the highest state honors.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia will never see former President Suharto, who died Sunday, face a courtroom and receive the crisp judgment of the law. Instead, Indonesians must decide how history will judge the complex legacy of the man who ruled them for 32 years.
Suharto held sway over this multiethnic archipelago through guile, cunning, patronage, and cruelty from 1966 to 1998, leaving mixed emotions among Indonesia's 230 million people and a legacy of virulent anticommunism that had a major impact on the region and fostered close ties with the US.
"He was 50 percent good and 50 percent bad," says Thee Kian Wie, a historian.
Some point to Suharto's economic achievements, saying he built roads, schools, and health clinics in thousands of poor villages, and lifted millions out of poverty. "Life was better then, peaceful, easier to make a crust," said Sintha Wati, who sells goods alongside a fetid canal in Jakarta.
Others remember a military-backed strongman who enriched his friends and family and left Indonesia in chaos amid the Asian financial crisis in 1998. "Rice was cheap, streets were peaceful, but people were scared," said Bembenk, a young clerk.
Suharto, who in 32 years of authoritarian rule of Indonesia turned one of Asia's largest and poorest countries into a fast-growing tiger economy, died Sunday in Jakarta. He was 86.
The Associated Press reported that the chief presidential doctor, Marjo Subiandono, listed the cause of death as multi-organ failure. The former leader had been admitted to a hospital earlier this month with kidney, heart and lungs problems, and his condition dramatically worsened over the weekend.
Suharto rose from a poor farmer's son to five-star army general, then president, a man of quiet determination who came to believe in his own indispensability, historians say. His strong anti-communism made him a close U.S. ally for much of his rule.
He was forced from office in 1998 when military officers and political allies abandoned him in the face of massive street protests over corruption, repression and a financial panic that stalled the country's advance toward affluence.
The Japanese widow of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno says she will never forgive his successor Suharto for his repression, and has likened him to Pol Pot.
Suharto seized power from Sukarno in 1965-66 and ruled with an iron fist for another three decades.
"I don't want to lash out at a dead man but I cannot forgive Suharto," Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno, Sukarno's third wife said.
"He was Indonesia's Pol Pot," she said, referring to the late leader of Cambodia's genocidal Khmer Rouge.
Haji Mohamed Suharto, politician: born Kemusu, Java 8 June 1921; Acting President of Indonesia 1967-68, President 1968-98; Honorary GCB 1974; married 1947 Siti Hartinah (died 1996; three sons, three daughters); died Jakarta 27 January 2008.
Longevity usually softens judgement in Asia, but the reputation of Suharto, the former president of Indonesia, has not been improved by the passing of the years since he bowed to a wave of public anger and violence and reluctantly resigned from office in May 1998. The resentment of his use of office to enrich himself and his family was exacerbated by the subsequent reluctance of the authorities to move against Suharto, his backers and even the more blatantly corrupt of his sons.
Had Suharto stepped down earlier, Indonesia might have agreed that his achievement of three decades of economic growth out-weighed his failings. As it is, his failure to create a democratic system which would have facilitated the handover of power plunged Indonesia into further years of weak government, economic crises, crimes against humanity and widespread corruption.
Suharto himself, evidently in declining health, kept a low profile during the years after his resignation, remaining quietly behind the high walls of his fortified villa in a suburb of Jakarta. The headlines were devoted instead to the fortunes of his family. In 2000, the authorities plucked up sufficient resolve to move against Suharto's favourite son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who went on to serve a third of a 15-year prison sentence. A state court had declared that Suharto himself was too ill to stand trial on criminal corruption charges, although a civil case against him began this month in a Jakarta court, as he lay in hospital in a critical condition.
Indonesia's former dictator Suharto died yesterday. At least half a million people were killed during his 32 years in power, but he was never brought to justice.
Suharto, 86, had clung to life tenaciously after being admitted to a Jakarta hospital three weeks ago with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Yesterday, despite the efforts of dozens of Indonesia's best doctors, he fell into a coma and was pronounced dead at 1.10pm local time.
He came to power on a wave of anti-Communist hysteria in 1966 but was toppled in 1998 following mass street protests triggered by the Asian economic crisis.
Indonesia then embraced democracy but the ex-dictator, who presided over some of the region's worst human rights abuses, was never brought to account, and was able to live out a peaceful retirement in a leafy Jakarta neighbourhood. State prosecutors accused the former army general of embezzling $600m much of it allegedly channelled to his inner circle, including his family. But in 2006 judges ruled he was too ill to stand trial. Critics claimed the decision had more to do with the awe in which Suharto continued to be held by his successors, all of whom had pledged to stamp out corruption.
HONG KONG - The former Indonesian dictator Suharto would likely have flashed his signature smile if he could have seen his country’s response to his passing.
Nine years after he was forced from power, and following faltering efforts to bring him to trial on charges of corruption, Suharto was given a solemn send-off fit for a revered statesman Monday. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets around the royal city of Solo to bid farewell as his coffin was conveyed to his family tomb, where he was buried in a ceremony attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. A weeklong period of mourning was declared, with flags across the nation set at half mast.
Suharto died Sunday afternoon of multiple organ failure after for more than three weeks in intensive care. He was 86.
Suharto ruled Indonesia with an iron fist from 1966 to 1998, when he was ousted in a popular uprising amid a nationwide financial meltdown. He was widely condemned for a brutal reign that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of political opponents, perhaps up to 1 million, many of whom were communists massacred after he came to power. However, he was also credited with single-handedly guiding Indonesia’s economic rise and unifying a country spread over 17,000 islands and religious and ethnic fault lines.
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Former Indonesian President Suharto was buried today, leaving a nation split between demanding justice for alleged abuses committed during his 32-year rule and forgiving a leader who brought stability and economic growth.
The dictator, forced to quit in 1998, died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Jakarta yesterday at the age of 86. "If father has made mistakes, we ask that he be forgiven,'' said his daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana.
Suharto's "authoritarian system temporarily created stability and welfare,'' said J. Kristiadi, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. "But it lacked the process of democracy to uphold human rights and eventually rotted from within.''
The former dictator's rule, one of Asia's longest, saw the economy expand 6.1 percent annually in the 1980s, making it among the 10 fastest growing, according to the World Bank. He was ousted amid economic strife and violent pro-democracy protests as critics alleged his family and friends, with interests in businesses from trading cloves to transporting petrochemicals, benefited the most from the country's expansion.
JAKARTA: Lauded by some as a pro-market Cold Warrior who brought stability to Indonesia, shunned by others as a corrupt autocrat, Suharto -- who died Sunday aged 86 -- dominated his country's politics for 32 years.
Key events in his life and career:
June 8, 1921: Born to a farming family on the main Indonesian island of Java, then part of the Netherlands Indies.
1940 to 1943: Joins the Royal Netherlands Indies Army, rising to the rank of sergeant. Following Japanese occupation in 1942, he joins Japanese-backed independence militia Pembela.
1945 to 1949: Joins newly formed national army following declaration of independence. Distinguishes himself in the fight against returning Dutch colonialists until sovereignty is finally transferred in December 1949.
1963: Becomes commander of the Army's Strategic Reserve (Kostrad) in Jakarta.
March 11, 1966: Forces Sukarno to sign an executive order granting him power to restore order in the wake of a September 1965 coup attempt blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). The order, which effectively transfers power to Suharto, gives legitimacy to a crackdown on suspected PKI members that kills more than half a million.
March 12, 1967: Suharto is appointed acting president by the provisional people's consultative assembly, which had rejected Sukarno's accountability speech.
August 8, 1967: Along with foreign leaders, helps establish the new regional grouping the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
March 21, 1968: Suharto is confirmed as president by the People's Consultative Assembly, the nation's legislature. He is elected unopposed again in 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998.
December 7, 1975: Begins large-scale military operations in newly independent neighbor East Timor, eventually leading to its annexation as an Indonesian province. Around 200,000 Timorese are either killed in the invasion or die from preventable causes during the occupation.
1985: Indonesia becomes self-sufficient in rice, its staple food, after decades of being one of the world's largest importers.
1990: Establishes the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals in an apparent move to cultivate orthodox Muslim support to counter fading enthusiasm for his rule among senior military officials concerned with the questionable business practices of his children.
May 21, 1998: Suharto steps down as president amid protests and riots throughout the country after the 1997 East Asian economic crisis plunges millions into poverty. He retreats to his home in Jakarta's upscale Menteng neighborhood.
May 12, 2006: Indonesia's democratically elected government finally drops a criminal corruption case against the former president, citing his ill health.
January 4, 2008: Suharto is admitted to hospital and shortly afterward suffers multiple organ failure. Over three weeks he surprises doctors by his resilience as his condition wavers between life and death.
January 27, 2008: Suharto dies at age 86. "Father has returned to God," his eldest daughter, Siti Hariyanti Rukmana, told reporters. "We ask that if he had any faults, please forgive them . . . may he be absolved of all his mistakes." -- AFP
UPDATED ON: MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008 10:10 MECCA TIME, 7:10 GMT
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By Marianne Kearney in Jakarta
As Indonesia marks the death of its former president, survivors of Suharto's military backed regime - from East Timor to Aceh and the Javanese countryside - have sparked a debate about whether the former strongman should be forgiven.
The five-star former general, who died on Sunday afternoon, took over Indonesia in 1966, exploiting an alleged coup to purge Indonesia of the world's largest communist party outside China and sideline Indonesia's first president Sukarno.
Between half a million to a million people were killed as the army organized Muslim groups and ordinary citizens to take their revenge on the Indonesian Communist Party.
Hundreds of thousands of others were jailed, killed or simply disappeared as Suharto cracked down on opponents and stamped Indonesia's rule on territories as far apart as Aceh in the west to Timor and Papua in the east.
UPDATED ON: MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008 7:55 MECCA TIME, 4:55 GMT
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The body of Indonesia's former president Suharto has been buried at a state funeral in his hometown of Solo in central Java.
Monday's ceremony at the ornate Suharto family mausoleum was opened by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Indonesian president, who has called for a week of national mourning.
The 86-year-old former general, who ruled Indonesia with an iron grip for more than three decades, died on Sunday from multiple organ failure.
His rule saw the deaths of hundreds of thousands of opponents but for many millions of supporters he brought economic growth and stability to Indonesia.
UPDATED ON: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008 11:00 MECCA TIME, 8:00 GMT
NEWS ASIA-PACIFIC
Suharto, Indonesia's former president, who ruled for more than 30 years, has died.
He died from multiple organ failure on Sunday. Suharto, 86, was taken to hospital on January 4, suffering from various heart, lung and kidney problems.
The former president suffered his first multiple organ failure a week after he was admitted, but had improved in recent days, with doctors saying that he was able to breathe without the aid of a respirator.
But his condition deteriorated again and he suffered a second multiple organ failure.
UPDATED ON: SATURDAY, JANUARY 05, 2008 15:30 MECCA TIME, 12:30 GMT
NEWS ASIA-PACIFIC
As president of the world's most-populous Muslim nation, Suharto ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for more than three decades.
He was born in 1921 on the island of Java and began his military career in the colonial Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, but went on to serve in the Indonesian National Revolution in the guerrilla war against the Dutch that led to independence.
The "smiling general" replaced Sukarno, the country's first president, in 1967, two years after an alleged coup attempt that saw the murders of six high-ranking generals and one lieutenant.
Sukarno's bodyguards said that the seven officers were killed because they were involved in a CIA-backed plot, but Suharto blamed Sukarno's allies and increasingly powerful Indonesian communist party.
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Suharto timeline
1950s – Suharto rises quickly in ranks of post-independence Indonesian military, helping to crush several rebellions
1965-67 – Escaped an attempted coup and manipulated the resulting confusion to become Indonesia's second president
1975 – Suharto orders invasion of East Timor, leading to deaths of more than 100,000 East Timorese
1970s-1980s – Pro-western modernisation drive brings sustained economic growth, but also widespread corruption
1997 – Asian financial crisis plunges Indonesia into financial chaos, triggering months of internal unrest and mass demonstrations
1998 – Continued economic turmoil forces Suahrto to announce his resignation
2007 – Prosecutors sue Suharto for $1.4bn over alleged misuse of funds from a charity he chaired while in office
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Indonesians assess Suharto's legacy - 14 Jan 08 3 min - Jan 14, 2008 ...President Suharto ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, before mounting opposition forced him to step down. His autocratic style brought economic growth, but against From: AlJazeeraEnglish President Suharto ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, before mounting opposition forced him to step down. His autocratic style brought economic growth, but against a background of corruption and human rights abuses. Now, following multiple organ failure, doctors have put the 86-year-old's chances of survival at 50 per cent, and told his family to prepare for the worst. As a result, many Indonesians have begun to reassess his time in power. Step Vaessen reports.
Suharto Fights Back - 46-min Documentary 10 min - Nov 8, 2007 his supporters to force Suharto to clean up his act. The head of the IMF in Jakarta tells of his frustrations in dealing with Suharto. The IMF demanded From: journeymanpictures April 1998 A strong film on the anti-Suharto protests and the army's support for him in the days before he stepped down. After devastating and deadly riots in Indonesia the question on everybody's lips is whether the people can convince the army to join them. We have an exclusive interview with one of the country's most powerful military men, General Prabowo, who has been linked with the Muslim 'Green' faction which wants to seize power for itself. Amien Rais, leader of the 28 million strong opposition Muhammadiyah party, talks of the strength of his supporters to force Suharto to clean up his act. The head of the IMF in Jakarta tells of his frustrations in dealing with Suharto. The IMF demanded that some of the nepotism and cronyism stop, but Suharto has clearly been consolidating his family's position. His daughter Titiek rebuts questions with a regal air. Her multi-billion plan to build the world's longest bridge was blocked by the IMF. In a multi-story car park the military prepare for another food riot. Mothers are arrested as they protest about the soaring cost of baby milk. They hand the soldiers flowers as a symbol of 'People's Power', the Philippines movement where the army sided with the people to topple the President.
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Former Indonesian President Suharto dies at 86 :Mixed Legacy 10 min - Jan 27, 2008 CNN. estory Highlights NEW: Former Indonesian dictator Suharto dies at a hospital in Jakarta, at age 86 Suharto was hospitalized on January 4 for anemia He had From: Matanjun January 27, 2008. JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Former Indonesian dictator Haji Muhammad Suharto -- the "smiling general" who ruled his country with an iron fist for three decades -- died Sunday at a hospital in Jakarta, said his doctor. He was 86. He was rushed to Pertamina Hospital on January 4 for treatment of a failing liver, heart and lungs, his doctors said.He had been suffering at home for five days. His death comes just a day after his doctors said he appeared to be making a remarkable recovery. Suharto, who, like other Indonesians, only has one name, was president of Indonesia from 1967 until he was forced to resign -- under immense political pressure -- in 1998. He is credited with shaping modern Indonesia by boosting the economy and making the sprawling archipelago a regional power. However, he also reigned as the nation was beset by internal corruption and, at the end of his rule, economic decline. "He was known as the smiling general. He could be very charming, but behind that smile was this streak of steel," said Richard Woolcott, Australia's former ambassador to Indonesia. "In the short term, he'll probably be judged fairly harshly by Australian critics and others in the West, but in the longer term, I suspect historians will see his contributions to Indonesia in a very positive light," Woolcott told CNN. EStory Highlights NEW: Former Indonesian dictator Suharto dies at a hospital in Jakarta, at age 86 Suharto was hospitalized on January 4 for anemia He had been treated for a failing liver, heart and lungs His death comes a day after his doctors said he appeared to be making a recovery Next Article in World » Key dates in the life of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto: June 8, 1921: Born in village of Godean, central Java, to poor rice-farming family. June 1941: After working at bank, enlists in Dutch colonial army. 1942: Joins collaborationist unit set up by Japanese occupation army that after World War II leads fight to win independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1949. 1953: Appointed regional army commander in central Java. 1959: Accused of engaging in corrupt business ventures. 1961: Participates in unsuccessful military effort to drive Dutch out of West Papua colony, but territory ceded to Indonesia through U.S.-brokered agreement. 1964: Appointed commander of army's reserve force. Sept. 30, 1965: Leads effort to put down military rebellion he blames on communists. March 11, 1966: Assumes power from Indonesia's founding President Sukarno, leads purge that kills up to 1 million communists, trade unionists and other leftists over next four years. 1968: Unanimously elected by legislature to first five-year term as president. Re-elected unopposed in 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998. 1969: Oversees vote by 1,000 West Papuans hand-picked by secret police, who opt unanimously for integration into Indonesia. Vote widely seen as sham. Dec. 7, 1975: Orders army to invade East Timor, newly independent from Portuguese rule. 1976: Faces separatist uprising in Aceh province, which continued for nearly three decades. 1980: Hears appeals from former government and military commanders to crack down on corruption as his children and cronies enrich themselves. 1997-98: Finds hold on power undermined as Asian financial crisis devastates economies in Southeast Asia, with Indonesia's hit hardest. May 21, 1998: Resigns amid widespread street protests and riots. 2000: Indicted for allegedly embezzling nearly $600 million, but judges rule him not healthy enough to stand trial. May 4, 2006: Hospitalized for fourth time since ouster, suffering from internal bleeding. May 12, 2006: Corruption indictment withdawn by government, citing Suharto's poor health.Sept. 10, 2006: Indonesia's Supreme Court orders Time magazine to pay $106 million for defaming Suharto by alleging his family amassed billions of dollars during his reign. Magazine vows to appeal. Jan. 27, 2008: Dies in Jakarta of multi-organ failure.
Suharto is dead!!! How the US supported him -1/5 11 min - Jan 29, 2008 President Suharto was a historic figure who left a lasting imprint on Indonesia and the region of Southeast Asia." [includes rush transcript]...suharto indonesia From: IWantDemocracyNow Former Indonesian Dictator, U.S. Ally & Mass Murderer, Suharto, 86, Dies Today a Democracy Now! special -- an in-depth look at Suharto's brutal thirty-year reign and the role of the United States in shoring him up. Suharto rose to power in 1965, killing up to a million Indonesians. Hundreds of thousands of more people died during the U.S.-supported Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor. Tens of thousands also died in West Papua and Aceh. On Sunday, Cameron Hume, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, said "Though there may be some controversy over his legacy, President Suharto was a historic figure who left a lasting imprint on Indonesia and the region of Southeast Asia." [includes rush transcript] Added: January 28, 2008
Suharto is dead!!! How the US supported him -3/5 11 min - Jan 29, 2008 gunned down more than 270 Timorese, and the history of Indonesian and US involvement in East Timor....suharto indonesia east timor US america democracy now From: IWantDemocracyNow Massacre: The Story of East Timor An excerpt from Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn's award-winning documentary on the Santa Cruz massacre, in which the Indonesian military gunned down more than 270 Timorese, and the history of Indonesian and US involvement in East Timor. Added: January 28, 2008
Suharto is dead!!! How the US supported him -4/5 11 min - Jan 29, 2008 and Bill Clinton on how the Carter and Clinton administrations backed Suharto despite his brutal human rights record....suharto indonesia east timor US america democracy now From: IWantDemocracyNow The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship Democracy Now! re-airs Allan Nairn's questioning of Richard Holbrooke (who is now a senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton) and Bill Clinton on how the Carter and Clinton administrations backed Suharto despite his brutal human rights record. Added: January 28, 2008
Suharto is dead!!! How the US supported him -5/5 6 min - Jan 29, 2008 and Bill Clinton on how the Carter and Clinton administrations backed Suharto despite his brutal human rights record....suharto indonesia east timor US america democracy now From: IWantDemocracyNow The Democrats & Suharto: Bill Clinton & Richard Holbrooke Questioned on Their Support for Brutal Indonesian Dictatorship Democracy Now! re-airs Allan Nairn's questioning of Richard Holbrooke (who is now a senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton) and Bill Clinton on how the Carter and Clinton administrations backed Suharto despite his brutal human rights record. Added: January 28, 2008
Puluhan tahun Soeharto memimpin Indonesia dengan tangan besi menuju negara yang Modern. Selama itu pula ia melibas musuh-musuh politiknya. Perjalanan hidupnya berakhir pada Minggu pagi (27/01) pada usia 86 tahun.
Mantan Presiden Soeharto menghembuskan nafas terakhir hari Minggu (27/01) setelah sakit berkepanjangan. Soeharto meninggal di rumah sakit pertamina, Jakarta, setelah mengalami koma dan menderita tidak berfungsinya beberapa organ tubuh.
Mardjo Soebiandono, kepala tim medis yang menangani Soeharto mengatakan dalam konferensi pers bahwa ia ‘wafat dengan tenang’ pada pukul 13.10 WIB. Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menyatakan belasungkawa dan menetapkan tujuh hari berkabung nasional. Soeharto akan dimakamkan di Astana Giribangun dekat Solo di samping jenazah istrinya Siti Hartinah yang maninggal tahun 1996.
JAKARTA: Sejumlah pemimpin internasional berbelasungkawa atas wafatnya mantan Presiden Soeharto hari Minggu (27/01) dalam usia 86 tahun. Presiden Filipina Gloria Macapagal Arroyo memuji Soeharto sebagai salah satu pendiri ASEAN yang mengupayakan terciptanya kawasan yang lebih damai, progresif dan makmur. PM Australia Kevin Rudd yang memerintah November lalu menyebut Soeharto mengatur periode pertumbuhan ekonomi yang signifikan dan modernisasi, saat Indonesia menghadapi tantangan politik, sosial dan ekonomi yang fundamental. Kevin Rudd juga menyebut Soeharto sebagai sosok kontroversial dalam masalah hak asasi serta Timor Timur dan bahwa banyak yang tidak setuju dengan pendekatannya. PM Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengatakan, meninggalnya Soeharto merupakan kehilangan bagi kedua negara.
Tentang orang yang meninggal sebaiknya kita diam, atau kalau berbicara hanya yang baik-baik saja.
Begitu kata satu pepatah. Jika demikian halnya, bab terakhir tentang kisah mantan presiden Indonesia Jendral Suharto bisa cepat rampung ditulis.
Tapi kenyataannya, justru terlalu banyak hal yang dulu didiamkan selama tiga dekade masa pemerintahan tangan besinya dengan bantuan militer. Juga sebagian besar fakta perebutan kekuasaan dan aksi kekerasan tahun 60-an, yang membawa Soeharto ke tampuk kekuasaan, masih belum terungkap sampai sekarang.
Sekalipun Jendral Soeharto selama masa pemerintahan otoriternya bertanggung jawab atas berbagai pelanggaran berat hak asasi manusia, sampai sekarang ia tidak pernah diminta pertanggung jawaban. Semua upaya menghadapkannya ke pengadilan gagal, antara lain karena alasan kesehatan yang diajukan para pengacaranya. Sampai meninggal, pengaruh Soeharto ternyata tetap kuat untuk menghindari proses hukum.
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Dipublikasi: Minggu 27 Januari 2008 15:54 WIB Diperbaharui: Minggu 27 Januari 2008 20:37 WIB
Jakarta - Ex-presisden Indonesia Soeharto tutup usia. Sebelumnya kesehatannya memburuk dan ia koma. Beberapa organ tubuhnya tidak berfungsi lagi dan ia harus menjalani bantuan nafas. Keenam anaknya berkumpul di Rumah Sakit Pusat Pertamina. Awal bulan ini Soeharto diopname di rumah sakit itu karena masalah pada jantung, paru-paru dan ginjalnya. Sejak itu, keadaannya terus kritis. Soeharto mencapai usia 86 tahun. Soeharto akan dimakamkan di kuburan keluarga di Solo. Upacara penguburan akan dipimpin presiden SBY.
Selama 32 tahun kekuasaan tangan besi Soeharto, Indonesia mengalami pertumbuhan ekonomi pesat. Politik Indonesia bisa dikatakan stabil, tetapi gaya kekuasaannya juga menyebabkan korupsi dan pelanggaran hak-hak azasi manusia. Juga banyak terjadi pembunuhan massal. Terutama di Papua, Aceh dan Timor Timur yang pada tahun 1975 diserbu oleh tentara. Jenderal pensiunan ini tampil berkuasa setelah peristiwa G30S pada tanggal 30 September 1965, yaitu apa yang disebut gagalnya kudeta komunis. Pada tahun 1998 Soeharto harus turun jabatan, setelah protes massal rakyat. Ia didakwa menggelapkan uang antara 15 sampai 35 milyar dolar. Walau pun kasus pidana terhadapnya ditiadakan, terhadap Soeharto sekarang masih berlangsung proses perdata.
Dipublikasi: Minggu 27 Januari 2008 20:12 WIB Diperbaharui: Minggu 27 Januari 2008 20:37 WIB
Hilversum - Reaksi pertama dari pemerintah Belanda mengenai meninggalnya Soeharto datang dari menteri luar negeri Belanda, Maxime Verhagen. Menurut Verhagen, sosok penting sejarah sebuah bangsa telah pergi. Selama masa kekuasaannya kata Verhagen, Indonesia termasuk stabil. Verhagen menunjuk pada ekonomi Indonesia yang mengalami pertumbuhan selama kekuasaan Soeharto. Era demokrasi pasca Soeharto, menurut menlu Belanda ini, masa perubahan Indonesia menjadi negara demokrasi. Akhirnya rakyat yang menentukan. Disebabkan karena pemakaman sudah akan dilakukan Senin besok, maka Belanda hanya bisa mengirimkan duta besarnya di Jakarta untuk menghadiri upacara pemakaman.
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long fight for life.
His demise at 86 marks the passing of yet another of the authoritarian and mostly pro-Western strongmen who dominated this part of Asia for much of the late 20th century.
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose iron-fisted rule became a byword for corruption and bloody repression but also brought economic growth, died Sunday after a long and public fight for life.
His death at the age of 86 came more than three weeks after he was admitted to hospital with heart, lung and kidney problems, surprising doctors with his resilience.
"Father has returned to God," his eldest daughter, Siti Hariyanti "Tutut" Rukmana, breaking down in tears, told reporters outside.
JAKARTA (AFP) - Former president Suharto, who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades, died on Sunday aged 86, his family and police said at a Jakarta hospital.
"Father has returned to God," Suharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hariyanti "Tutut" Rukmana, told reporters breaking down in tears.
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First Posted 16:20:00 01/27/2008
MANILA -- The Philippines Sunday expressed hope that Indonesia could move on with "renewed vigor" following the death of former president Suharto.
In a statement issued at the presidential palace, deputy spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo expressed condolences to Suharto's family and supporters but also said "we pray his death will close a chapter in Indonesia's past."
His death would hopefully, "usher a renewed vigor in the people... to move forward to face the challenges of not only Indonesia but ASEAN [the Association of Southeast Asian Nations] as a whole," the statement added.
The Philippines Sunday expressed hope that Indonesia could move on with "renewed vigour" following the death of former president Suharto.
In a statement issued at the presidential palace, deputy spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo expressed condolences to Suharto's family and supporters but also said "we pray his death will close a chapter in Indonesia's past."
His death would hopefully, "usher a renewed vigour in the people... to move forward to face the challenges of not only Indonesia but ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) as a whole," the statement added.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw about a million political opponents killed, died today. He was 86.
"He has died," Dr. Christian Johannes, a member of his medical team, told the Associated Press, adding that Suharto died at 1:10 p.m.
Dozens of doctors had been rushed to the Pertamina Hospital in the capital, Jakarta, after Suharto's blood pressure fell suddenly Saturday night. Suharto had slipped out of consciousness for the first time in more than three weeks of treatment, doctors said.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died today. He was 86.
"He has died," Dr. Christian Johannes told the Associated Press, adding that he died at 1:10 p.m.
Finally toppled by mass street protests in 1998, the U.S. Cold War ally's departure opened the way for democracy in this predominantly Muslim nation of 235 million people.
JAKARTA - Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and presided over 32 years of tough, corrupt rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died on Sunday. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing in a hospital in the capital since Jan. 4 when he was admitted with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Doctors prolonged his life for three weeks through dialysis and a ventilator, but he lost consciousness and stopped breathing on his own overnight before slipping into a coma Sunday.
Indonesia's former president Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia’s communist movement and ushered in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died today of multiple organ failure. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing since he was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Jakarta, on January 4 with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Dozens of the country’s best doctors prolonged his life for three weeks with dialysis and a ventilator but he lost consciousness and stopped breathing on his own overnight before slipping into a coma today.
JAKARTA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose legacy of economic development was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, died on Sunday, aged 86, after suffering multiple organ failure.
"I invite all the people of Indonesia to pray that may the deceased's good deeds and dedication to the nation be accepted by Allah the almighty.
And to the family who are left behind, may Allah give them strength to face this trial," President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in a statement. "Mr Suharto has done a great service to the nation."
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, who ruled with an iron fist for 32 years, has died, a senior police official told reporters on Sunday at the hospital where he was being treated.
"Indonesia's second president Haji Muhammad Suharto has passed away at about 13.10," Major Dicky Sondani, the police chief for the district where the hospital is located, told reporters.
By Indonesia correspondent Geoff Thompson and wires
Sunday January 27, 09:27 PM
The body of former Indonesian president Suharto arrived Sunday afternoon at his Jakarta house where dignitaries were waiting to pay their respects, local media reported.
Hundreds of people packed the sides of the street, which has been closed to traffic since news of his death became public, news website Detikcom reported.
The space in front of the house was cleared of people in anticipation of the arrival of mourners, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
Former Indonesian leader Suharto has died at the age of 86 after suffering multiple organ failure. Suharto was a former army general who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades,- a period of dictatorship that saw up to one million political opponents killed. He left office in 1998 amid mass protests over corruption and human rights abuses under his long rule. Although he was accused of embezzling huge sums from state funds during his rule, his lawyers always successfully pleaded that his failing health meant he should not stand trial.
Suharto, whose 32-year dictatorship in Indonesia was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century, died Sunday in Jakarta, his doctors said. He was 86.
Suharto had been hospitalized on Jan. 4 with heart, lung and kidney problems, according to medical officials of Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta. His condition worsened dramatically over the weekend, they said.
The controversial former president of Indonesia, Muhammad Suharto has died, aged 86.
Mr Suharto, who was as well known for his human rights abuses as his legacy of economic development, had been in a critical condition in hospital since early this year.
News of Mr Suharto's death drew sympathy from many ordinary Indonesians, while others expressed anger over the corruption, cronyism, and human rights abuses that occurred under his New Order regime.
The controversial former president of Indonesia, Muhammad Suharto has died, aged 86.
Mr Suharto, who was as well known for his human rights abuses as his legacy of economic development, had been in a critical condition in hospital since early this year.
News of Mr Suharto's death drew sympathy from many ordinary Indonesians, while others expressed anger over the corruption, cronyism, and human rights abuses that occurred under his New Order regime.
By Richard C. Paddock and Paul Watson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
January 27, 2008
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Former President Suharto, an army general who rose to power in Indonesia with the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people and ruled for 32 years over an era of rapid economic growth and extraordinary graft, died today in Indonesia. He was 86.
Suharto's unyielding opposition to communism won him the backing of the United States during the height of the Cold War, although he was one of the most brutal and corrupt rulers of that era. He governed the world's fourth-most-populous nation with a combination of paternalism and ruthlessness from 1965 until he was ousted in the spring of 1998.
Army general and close ally of U.S. was vilified for 32 years of harsh rule
updated 3:08 a.m. ET Jan. 27, 2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia’s communist movement and pushed aside the country’s founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing in a hospital in the capital since Jan. 4 when he was admitted with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Doctors prolonged his life through dialysis and a ventilator, but his condition dramatically worsened over the weekend and he lost consciousness and stopped breathing on his own late Saturday.
JAKARTA - FORMER president Suharto, who helmed Indonesia for 32 years, died on Sunday of multiple organ failure. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing since he was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Jakarta, on Jan 4 with failing kidneys, heart and lungs.
Dozens of the country's best doctors prolonged his life for three weeks with dialysis and a ventilator, but he lost consciousness and stopped breathing on his own overnight before slipping into a coma on Sunday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday of multi-organ failure. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing in a hospital in the capital since Jan. 4 when he was admitted with failing kidneys, heart and lungs.
Dozens of the country's best doctors prolonged his life for three weeks through dialysis and a ventilator, but he lost consciousness and stopped breathing on his own late Saturday.
Straitstimes Video News January 27, 2008 Sunday WORLD
Suharto: The man & his legacy Former Indonesian president Suharto has died. He was 86. Mr Suharto's passing comes after prolonged poor health. He was hospitalised early this month with multiple organ failure. Imelda Saad traces his turbulent rise and fall in politics.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Former Indonesian President Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
Suharto had been ailing in a hospital in the capital, Jakarta, since Jan. 4 when he was admitted with failing kidneys, heart and lungs. Doctors prolonged his life through dialysis and a ventilator, but he stopped breathing on his own overnight before slipping into a coma Sunday.
By ANTHONY DEUTSCH,Associated Press Writer AP - Sunday, January 27
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
"He has died," Dr Christian Johannes told The Associated Press, adding that he died at 1.10 p.m. Suharto's death was later confirmed in a statement from chief presidential physician Dr. Marjo Subiandono.
Finally toppled by mass street protests in 1998, the U.S. Cold War ally's departure opened the way for democracy in this predominantly Muslim nation of 235 million people and he withdrew from public life, rarely venturing from his comfortable villa on a leafy lane in the capital.
Suharto ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, before being ousted on a wave of popular discontent in 1998.
Under his presidency, investment from the West was encouraged and Indonesia enjoyed rapid economic growth.
But the Asian financial crisis in 1997 provoked a wave of unrest among the poor, students and the burgeoning middle class, which led to his overthrow.
Suharto, who used only one name in common with many of his countrymen, was born in Java in 1921. Accounts of his early years differ, but his family is known to have been large and poor.
Published: January 27 2008 08:07 | Last updated: January 27 2008 08:07
Suharto, the former Indonesian strongman who died Sunday at the age of 86, was reviled as the man who brought Indonesia to its knees when his 32-year rule ended in a frenzy of violence, corruption and economic collapse.
Yet in the chaotic years after he left office in May 1998 and retired to his family compound in the leafy streets of Jakarta's diplomatic precinct, most Indonesians have come to view his rule with more nostalgia than anger. Whatever misdeeds his three decades of rule brought, whatever curtailments of human rights they saw, Suharto's rule brought stability and a welcome prosperity to a turbulent and impoverished country.
JAKARTA - ASIA-PACIFIC leaders recalled former Indonesian president Suharto's strengths, praising him after his death on Sunday for modernizing his country and for promoting regional unity - despite a 'less than desirable' human rights record.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Suharto played a critical role in building the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, the 10-country bloc that has increased the region's influence in global politics.
'As one of the founding fathers of Asean, President Suharto was among those who had the pioneering vision of establishing a more peaceful, progressive and prosperous Southeast Asian region founded on respect and understanding,' Mrs Arroyo said in a statement from Dubai, where she was traveling.
JAKARTA - WORLD leaders on Sunday praised the late Indonesian president Suharto for the stability and growth he brought to the region but also touched on the serious rights abuses that marred his long rule.
The former general, who was 86 when he died on Sunday, ruled Indonesia with an iron first for 32 years, allowing rapid development and holding together the diverse nation, but at a price.
His time in power, which ended in 1998 after mass protests, was also characterised by corruption, massacres and human rights abuses, particularly in separatist hot spots such as Papua or East Timor.
Soe-ar-o kepada Soe-ar-o ---k--n- kepada ---h--t- Bagaimanakah serah-terima Soekarno kepada Soeharto saat itu terjadi?
Soekarno: "Jangan sekali-kali meninggalkan sejarah" PIDATO HUT RI 17-8-1966
Soekarno berpidato pada HUT RI '64 5 min - Sep 18, 2007 Soekarno bersyukur pada Tuhan atas kemerdekaan yang telah diberikan. Soekarno menjelaskan mengenai SP 11 maret. Soekarno mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Soeharto atas keberhasilannya menjalankan SP 11 maret. From: imamsamudera02 Added: September 17, 2007
