Friday, December 17, 1999 Published at 17:04 GMT


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Indonesia suspends new army powers
The Indonesian Government suspends moves to introduce a new law giving the army sweeping powers, following two days of bloody protests. |
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Bloody clashes in Jakarta
Indonesian police fight running battles with several thousand students protesting against a new security law. |
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Indonesia's overdue elections
The 7 June elections were the most crucial Indonesia has known: Jakarta Correspondent Jonathan Head previewed the polling. |
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New president sets out his stall
Within hours of being installed as Indonesia's first post-Suharto president, BJ Habibie promises on May 21 to press ahead with the reform process and calls for support from all levels of society. |
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President Suharto resigns
Indonesia faces a new political era without President Suharto, who resigned on May 21 after weeks of mounting opposition to his rule. His Vice-President BJ Habibie was sworn in immediately. |
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Speech that ended an epoch
The text of President Suharto's resignation speech, broadcast live from Jakarta's Merdeka Palace on May 21, and the oath of office sworn by his successor. |
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Death toll reaches 200
Piles of charred bodies were discovered in a burned-out shopping mall on May 15 as the death toll of four days of rioting in Indonesia rises to more than 200. |
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'Total anarchy' in Jakarta
After a day of uncontrolled rioting and looting on May 14, security forces moved into Jakarta and President Suharto seemed to indicate intentions to step down. |
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Suharto appeals for national unity
President Suharto is sworn in for a seventh five-year term. He told his people on March 11 that the only way to survive the economic crisis was to remain united. |
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New commitment to IMF deal
President Suharto signs a new letter of intent with the IMF on January 15 1998. For many Indonesians this picture of their leader bowing to the will of an international bureaucrat became a symbol of national humiliation. |
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Indonesia's 'Annus Horribilis'
The seeds of the recent unrest were sown in 1997 . Ethnic and religious violence swept the country in the early part of the year. There was further tension in the build up to parliamentary elections in May. |
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