fall of Suharto

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The fall of Suharto was the 1998 collapse of Indonesia’s long-standing authoritarian regime amid severe economic crisis, mass protests, and political upheaval that ended his 32-year presidency.

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1998 Indonesian political crisis 1
fall of Suharto canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event
regime change
resignation
chronology occurred after May 1998 Jakarta riots
country Indonesia
endTime 21 May 1998
followedBy Indonesian Reformasi
governmentResponse security force deployment
use of force against protesters
hasCause 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis
economic crisis in Indonesia
mass protests
political upheaval
hasContext end of Cold War era politics in Southeast Asia
hasEffect beginning of Reformasi era
end of New Order regime
end of Suharto presidency
location Indonesia
Jakarta
mainSubject Suharto resignation
opposedBy Indonesian student demonstrators
pro-democracy activists
urban middle-class protesters
participant B. J. Habibie
Golkar
linked to: Golkar party

Indonesian Armed Forces
Indonesian opposition groups
Indonesian student movement
Suharto
linked to: Soeharto
partOf 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis
precededBy New Order era
linked to: New Order
reason allegations of corruption and cronyism
demands for democratic reform
loss of political support
widespread public discontent
relatedEvent May 1998 Jakarta riots
Trisakti shootings
resultedIn decentralization reforms in Indonesia
greater press freedom in Indonesia
liberalization of Indonesian politics
multiparty elections in Indonesia
presidency of B. J. Habibie
significance major turning point in modern Indonesian history
marked transition from authoritarianism to democracy in Indonesia
significantDate 21 May 1998
startTime May 1998
timePeriod late 20th century
triggeredBy IMF-backed austerity measures
sharp depreciation of Indonesian rupiah

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May 1998 anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia partOf 1998 Indonesian political crisis
linked to: fall of Suharto