Suharto (About this sound pronunciation ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was the second President of Indonesia holding the office for 31 years from Sukarno’s ouster in 1967 until his resignation in 1998.Suharto was born in a small village Kemusuk in the Godean area near Yogyakarta during the Dutch colonial era. He grew up in humble circumstances. His Javanese Muslim parents divorced not long after his birth and he was passed between foster parents for much of his childhood.
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active years end date
1995-10-20
active years start date
1992-09-07
birth date
1921-06-08
birth place
Kemusuk, Dutch East Indies
child
Tommy Suharto, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana
death date
2008-01-27
death place
Indonesia, Jakarta
nationality
Indonesia
order in office
2nd, President of Indonesia, 16th Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement, 4th Indonesian Armed Forces Commander, 8th Indonesian Army Chief of Staff, 1st Armed Force and Strategic Reserve (KOSTRAD) Commander
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