Author Topic: In Tribute to the Great President Suharto of Indonesia (Read 1799 times)

Lorenzo · « **on:** February 01, 2008, 12:57:38 AM »

In tribute to one of the great leaders in Asia, and in our own times, the man that was Ir. Suharto. No doubt, one of the many movers and shakers of the region. The man that was a contemporary of our very own Ferdinand E. Marcos, and so with his death, ends the epoch of the Asian Dictators.

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led the ceremony, which began just before noon at
the Suharto family mausoleum near the city of Solo, Suharto's hometown, some 400km east of the capital.

Although he oversaw some of the worst bloodshed of the 20th century, Suharto is credited with developing Indonesia's economy and was buried with the highest state honours.

After a long reading of Suharto's military accomplishments, a shot was fired in his honour and Yudhoyono offered a salute.

"We offer his body to the motherland," Yudhoyono said. "His service is an example to us."

Islamic prayers were said and as his body was lowered, mourners tossed flower petals into his grave. A military band played a dirge.

Tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Solo to watch the motorcade carry Suharto's body to the mausoleum, many of them sobbing and calling the name of the man whose brutal rule brought stability to Indonesia.

'A great man'

Many waved Indonesian flags and threw flowers at his hearse.

"He was a great man," said Sumartini, a 65-year-old woman who, like many Indonesians, goes by just one name. "His death touched us deeply."

Suharto's body was flown to Solo on Monday morning after a brief ceremony at his Jakarta home, where a string of the country's political elite visited Suharto's family in a sign of his lingering importance.

"May god bless his soul and forgive his mistakes and sins," said Agung Laksono, the speaker of Indonesia's house of representatives.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2008, 01:00:03 AM »

I can only hope that the Philippines and Indonesia continue our long cherished brotherly relations.

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C2H4 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2008, 04:16:13 AM »

Dong, naa lagi ko nabasahan nga article where Suharto topped the list of the most corrupt world leaders. During his "reign", he amassed about $35 billion dollars from government coffers.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2008, 04:57:18 AM »

He was worse than Marcos, 'te.

His policies were brutal, he had over 200,000 political dissidents executed by a mere nodd of his head. With his hand, he crushed the rebellion in Irian Jaya, and single handedly wiped out the insurrectionists in Sumatra as well as in Balimbang. Like Marcos, he was removed from government by a pro-democracy movement, and like Marcos, even after his absence from political life, his name, like Marcos, still brings many contemporaries to fear. The word 'Suharto' sends cold chills down the spines of politicians in Jakarta. Despite this, most of his laws and edicts are still in use in Indonesia, only few were revoked, such as the military role in politics.

Even in our own Philippines, the same laws that Marcos proclaimed into action are still enforced, that is the legacy of Marcos. Marcos, like Suharto, had a dream of a unified nation and in their minds, it was through swift force, and through a legalism concept that laws were to be followed.

Suharto is hated, yet he is loved. He represented the worst and the best of the Indonesian.
The same way as Marcos is to the Filipino.

Bitaw, Ate, Suharto was indeed corrupt. Perhaps it is better than these so called dictators are no longer in the political life.

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