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Suharto
[ soo-hahr-toh ]
noun
- 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
Suharto
/ ʊˈɑːəʊ /
noun
- SuhartoT. N. J1921MIndonesianMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state T. N. J. 1921–2008, Indonesian general and statesman; president (1968–98)
Suharto
- A soldier and statesman in Indonesia in the twentieth century. An abortive coup by communists in 1965 led to the gradual devolution of power from Sukarno to the army, with Suharto assuming power in 1967. He became president in 1968 upon Sukarno's resignation and held that post until forced from office in 1998 by mass protests against corruption and nepotism in his government.
Example Sentences
Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days of Suharto's military dictatorship, which lasted 32 years until he was forced out of office in 1998.
When Gen. Suharto seized power in Indonesia in 1965, the U.S. embassy compiled a list of 5,000 communists for his death squads to hunt down and kill.
Ahead of Indonesia’s election, the leader of a political party shared a video cloning the face and voice of the deceased dictator Suharto.
The family returned to Indonesia after General Suharto came to power in 1967 following a failed left-wing coup.
He was barred from entering the U.S. for two decades because of his human rights record, and he has been associated with the country’s former dictator, Suharto.
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