The Fall of Suharto, Episode 2
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In early 1998, financial crises sparked protests against the man who had ruled the sprawling archipelago nation of Indonesia with an iron first for more than three decades. On May 12th, security forces opened fire on students at Trisakti University, killing four young people, and Indonesia erupted within hours. Nine days later, Suharto made a speech declaring that he could no longer serve as president. Suharto’s brutal rule had been forged in violence, and its abrupt end provoked bitter religious and social turmoil across the nation. Today, the mass murder of nearly one million which led to Suharto’s seizure of power is being reexamined. In this episode, we unfold the day-by-day events that led to the fall of Suharto, long regarded as Indonesia’s “puppet master.”
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