Suharto

Suharto
Personal life
Date and place of birth	8 June 1921 , near Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
Parents	Kertosudiro and Sukirah
Claimed religion	Islam
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Spouse	Siti Hartinah (d. 1996)
Children	Siti Hardiyanti Hastuti, Sigit Harjojudanto, Bambang Trihatmodjo, Siti Hediyati Hariyadi, Hutomo Mandala Putra, Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih
Date & Place of Death	27 January 2008 (aged 86)
Manner of Death	Sepsis, anaemia, heart failure
Place of burial	Buried in Solo with military honors
Dictatorial career
Country	Indonesia
Military service	Led military purge of Communists; KOSTRAD Commander from 1961-65; Chief of Staff from 1965-67
Highest rank attained	Chief of Staff and later Commander
Political beliefs	Militarist
Political party	Golkar
Date of dictatorship	12 March 1967 (Official Date); de facto leader with total control of military from 1965 alleged coup attempt on
Wars started	Invasion of East Timor
Number of deaths attributed	Post-Coup Purges: 750,000 (Private admission of comprehensive Indonesian government report); East Timor: 18,600 killed and 75-183,000 "excess" deaths (Truth Commission)

Suharto (June 8, 1921 - January 27, 2008) was an anti-communist Indonesian military and political leader. He started as a military officer in the Indonesian National Revolution. He came to power following a bloodless coup in 1967, and served as the second President of Indonesia from 1967-1998 during which time he was involved in a number of massacres aimed at eliminating communists in Indonesia. He was forced to resign his presidency in 1998 after mass demonstrations due to his authoritarian and corrupt administration. He passed away on January 27th, 2008.