Suharto [b] [c] (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia. Suharto was born in Kemusuk, near the city of Yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era. [3] He grew up in humble circumstances. [4]

Mar 27, 2025 · Suharto (born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]—died Jan. 27, 2008, Jakarta, Indon.) was an army officer and political leader who was president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998.

Suharto resigned as President of Indonesia on 21 May 1998 following the collapse of support for his 32-year long presidency. Vice President B. J. Habibie took over the presidency. Suharto's grip on power weakened following severe economic and …

Suharto, also spelled Soeharto (June 8, 1921 – January 27, 2008) was an Indonesian military leader, and from 1967 to 1998 the second President of Indonesia. After briefly working as a bank clerk, Suharto joined the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army in 1940.

Suharto, (born June 8, 1921, Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies), Second president of Indonesia (1967–98). Suharto initially served in the Dutch colonial army, but after the Japanese conquest (1942) he joined a Japanese-sponsored defense corps.

5 days ago · Indonesia - Coup, Reforms, Suharto: In the early hours of Oct. 1, 1965, a group of army conspirators calling itself the September 30th Movement kidnapped and murdered six army generals. A seventh, Nasution, escaped.

Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was the second President of Indonesia, having held the office for 31 years from 1967 following Sukarno's removal until his resignation in 1998. Suharto was born in a small village, Kemusuk, in the Godean area near Yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era. [1] He grew up in humble circumstances. [2]

Suharto's resignation in May 1998 marked the end of one of the longest-serving regimes in modern history, paving the way for his vice president, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, to take power. Suharto initially came to power in 1966 through military force, establishing a regime characterized by strict censorship and repression of dissent, including ...

Suharto was an Indonesian military officer and the second President of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led...

Suharto was one of the world’s longest serving heads of state. His authoritarian anticommunist regime moved Indonesia into rapid industrial and agricultural change, but massive corruption led to economic empires for Suharto’s family and associates.