Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian students took to the streets in the country's second city of Surabaya on Friday to mark the anniversary of reviled President Suharto's ouster.

Witnesses said campaign activities by political parties for June's general election in the city were overwhelmed by the large number of student protesters.

The students said the reforms which they fought for had not taken place despite the passage of a year and vowed to continue with their fight.

"The bureaucrats have killed the students' demand for reforms," said Buki, a student activist.

In Jakarta, student activists said they would start their protests in the afternoon after Friday's Moslem prayers.

Analysts said while the student movement had lost some of its momentum in recent months, it was still a potent force.

Suharto stepped down a year ago amid mass student protests and the country's worst economic crisis in 30 years.