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Article: After 32 years, Suharto resigns.
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 21, 1998
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - After more than three decades of unrivaled rule over the world's fourth-most-populous nation, Indonesian President Suharto has resigned.
"After truly considering the opinions of parliament and heads of factions in it, I decide to declare withdrawal as president of the republic of Indonesia," a humbled Suharto said on nationwide television just two days after unveiling a compromise plan that would have allowed a phased transfer of power.
The 76-year-old leader announced that Vice President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie would complete the balance of the five-year term to which Suharto was elected in March.
In Washington, ...