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1998 Fall of Suharto & Reformasi

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July 28, 2003

Jakarta Post - July 28, 2003

Jakarta – The bloody tragedy that killed at least five supporters of Megawati Soekarnoputri on July 27, 1996 was commemorated in a low-key ceremony here on Sunday by victims of the atta

Jakarta Post Editorial - July 28, 2003

In the early hours of July 27, 1996, several hundred people belonging to a splinter faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), allegedly backed by the military, attacked the PDI

July 11, 2003

The Times (London) - July 11, 2003

Richard Lloyd Parry – When she first came to world attention seven years ago, Megawati Sukarnoputri was hailed as a heroine.

May 24, 2003

Jakarta Post - May 24, 2003

A'an Suryana and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Political leaders asserted on Friday that reform had moved at a snail's pace over the past five years, and that fresh leadership blood

May 23, 2003

Jakarta Post - May 23, 2003

Leo Wahyudi S – On May 21, 1998, then president Soeharto yielded to demands to step down during the bloody rallies that followed the earlier May riots.

May 21, 2003

Associated Press - May 21, 2003

Jakarta – Indonesian police with water cannons drove back hundreds of students Wednesday protesting the slow pace of reform since the downfall of ex-dictator Suharto five years ago.

March 17, 2003

Straits Times - March 17, 2003

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Five years ago, they were the leading lights of a reform movement that toppled the regime of former President Suharto, surviving such horrors as abduction and t

November 26, 2002

Jakarta Post - November 26, 2002

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri warned on Monday against excessive democracy, saying that it would endanger the ongoing reform movement in the country.

July 31, 2002

Jakarta Post - July 31, 2002

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Military Police Commander Maj. Gen Sulaiman A.B.

July 24, 2002

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2002

Bambang Nurbianto and Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Didi Purwanto, 32, knew the consequences of supporting Megawati Soekarnoputri, who was the main enemy of the New Order under former author

July 2, 2002

Radio Australia - July 2, 2002

A new book on politics in post-Suharto Indonesia says the chances of an Islamic Government taking power are stronger than ever.

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2002

Edith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – We are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday.

March 22, 2002

Jakarta Post - March 22, 2002

Jakarta – Hundreds of activists, skeptical about the government's effort to protect the people's rights, held a rally in Jakarta on Wednesday, expressing disappointment that the reform

January 11, 2002

Straits Times - January 11, 2002

Jakarta – Indonesia's former armed forces commander General Wiranto has accused President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her predecessors of failing the reform movement.

December 28, 2001

Jakarta Post - December 28, 2001

Bambang Nurbianto and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Reforms have come to a complete halt under the leadership of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, as she prefers to collaborate with the rem

February 26, 2001

Newsweek - February 26, 2001 (slightly abridged)

As always, Singapore's senior minister Lee Kuan Yew is keeping a wary eye on the big powers in his region-especially Indonesia and China.

February 17, 2001

The Age - February 17, 2001

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – It was a poignant moment, full of irony. Megawati Sukarnoputri dons army fatigues and beret and climbs aboard a Scorpion tank.

January 1, 2001

Inside Indonesia - January-March, 2001

Mary S. Zurbuchen – Even seasoned observers had trouble predicting how difficult the 'post-Suharto era' would be.

July 2, 2000

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2000

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Denpasar – A gathering of prominent national figures made a strong call here on Saturday for the nation to recommit to the ideals of reform by recommending an abs

June 16, 2000

Jakarta Post - June 16, 2000

Jakarta – Legislator Pande Nabanan doubts that the government will be able to solve the July 27, 1996, bloody takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters.

May 13, 2000

Indonesian Observer - May 13, 2000

Jakarta – Police say former Army chief Hartono signed the order for the 1996 attack on the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI).

May 6, 2000

Jakarta Post - May 6, 2000

Jakarta – Two retired generals separately testified before National Police investigators on Thursday and Friday that the country's former "political patron" was behind the July 27, 1996

April 24, 2000

South China Morning Post - April 24, 2000

Vaudine England, Jakarta – A man described by his friends as a "likable mafioso" has been scooped up in recent legal moves against people suspected of attacking Megawati Sukarnoputri's

April 11, 2000

Indonesian Observer - April 11, 2000

Jakarta – Ex-chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) Soerjadi disclosed yesterday that Lieutenant General (ret.) Syarwan Hamid played a pivotal role in the 1996 hostile takeov

March 4, 2000

Straits Times - March 4, 2000

Jakarta – Suspended Cabinet minister General Wiranto has denied that Lt-General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the military's former chief of territorial affairs, proposed that he should sei

February 16, 2000

Jakarta Post - February 16, 2000

Jakarta – National Police chief Lt. Gen.

August 28, 1999

Agence France Presse - August 28, 1999

Jakarta – The savage riots that swept Indonesia in mid-May before the fall of ex-president Suharto were organized by professional agitators, Jakarta's governor was Friday quoted as sayi

May 21, 1999

Agence France Presse - May 21, 1999

Jakarta – Troops fired warning shots as thousands of students shouting "Hang Suharto" tried to storm parliament on the first anniversary of the downfall of the former strongman here Fri

February 16, 1999

Indonesia Observer - February 16, 1999

Jakarta – President BJ Habibie yesterday revealed, for the first time, military movements launched by Lieut.-Gen.

January 28, 1999

Straits Times - January 28, 1999

Jakarta – Former President Suharto has, for the first time, revealed that he was forced to step down on May 21 because of pressures exerted by a foreign power, according to a report in

November 18, 1998

SiaR - November 18, 1998

Jakarta – A number of "mysterious" people armed with a type of UZI-type handguns were discovered by Team of Volunteers for Humanity and KONTRAS activists during and after the Bloody Sem

November 13, 1998

ASIET - November 13, 1998

[The following is a summary of developments in Jakarta as of Friday, November 13, which was prepared by ASIET (Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor).

November 6, 1998

Straits Times - November 6, 1998

Beijing – Both China and the United States yesterday urged the Indonesian government to pursue follow-up investigations as proposed in a fact-finding team's report on the May riots.

South China Morning Post - November 6, 1998

Jenny Grant, Jakarta – The revelation that a member of the fact-finding team probing the May riots attended a controversial meeting in the middle of the crisis undermined the team's rep

November 5, 1998

Sydney Morning Herald - November 5, 1998

Louise Williams, Jakarta – Indonesia's military may reject the findings of an official investigation into May's devastating riots, which has found that some officers provoked violence s

November 4, 1998

Wall Street Journal - November 4, 1998

Jeremy Wagstaff and Puspa Madani, Jakarta – A government-appointed team of generals, activists and officials has concluded its three-month investigation into riots that swept Indonesia

October 28, 1998

Sydney Morning Herald - October 28, 1998

Indonesia is struggling to find competent entrepreneurs to fill the vacuum left by ethnic Chinese who fled during the May riots. David Jenkins, Asia Editor, reports.

October 17, 1998

Sydney Morning Herald - October 17, 1998

Louise Williams, Los Palos – Less than two weeks after the brass bands and media circus of Indonesia's "goodwill" withdrawal of combat troops from East Timor in July, a big barge slid s

October 4, 1998

Reuters - October 4, 1998

Jakarta – The conflicting political pressures of post-Suharto Indonesia have left President B.J.

September 30, 1998

Agence France Presse - September 30, 1998

Jakarta – Over 2,000 Indonesian Moslems gathered at Jakarta's main Istiqlal Mosque here on Wednesday in what they said was a show of support for President B.J.

September 29, 1998

Agence France Presse - September 29, 1998 (abridged)

Beijing – Vice Premier Qian Qichen on Tuesday repeated China's calls to Indonesia to take action over the violence directed against ethnic Chinese during Jakarta's May riots.

September 6, 1998

Surya - September 6, 1998 (extract only from Tapol)

Jakarta – It has now been revealed that in his final days as president, Suharto ordered armed forces commander General Wiranto to finish off the reform leader, Amien Rais, along with th

August 14, 1998

AFX-Asia - August 14, 1998

Jakarta – The police have arrested 16 people accused of instigating riots in May that caused the death of more than 1,000 people, reports said.

August 3, 1998

Time Magazine - August 3, 1998

When he took the reins from Suharto in May, B.J. Habibie was generally viewed as a short-term, transitional President.

July 28, 1998

Wall Street Journal - July 28, 1998

Jay Solomon, Jakarta – Indonesian police, amid growing pressure on authorities to get to the heart of May riots, believe they may have found one of the instigators: a retired crime lord

June 25, 1998

Far Eastern Economic Review - June 25, 1998

By John McBeth and Michael Vatikiotis in Jakarta – With the army's newfound support, President B.J.

June 17, 1998

The Guardian - June 17, 1998

John Aglionby, Jakarta – Released from the shackles of dictatorship, Indonesians are seizing their new political freedom with enthusiasm.

June 1, 1998

Austalian Financial Review - June 1998

George J. Aditjondro – Rays of hope of Indonesia's democracy seem to emerge.

March 11, 1998

Lusa - March 11, 1998

Sydney – Timorese leaders in Australia described the re-election of Suharto on Tuesday for the Indonesian presidency as a structural and political weakness in the Southeast Asian nation

December 22, 1997

Republika - December 22, 1997 (Summary of report by Tapol)

Journalists and activists who attended a press conference which had been called to announce the results of a referendum held by the Gajah Mada University student body were disappointed