Suharto, Indonesia's controversial former president, died on January 27, 2008. Suharto's failing health was well known to the public after it was widely reported that he had been rushed to the hospital on January 5, 2008. After slipping into a coma, Suharto died from multiple organ failure in a Jakarta hospital.ABC News: Former Indonesian Leader Suharto Dead (January 27, 2008)
Conflicting Reactions
International reactions to Suharto's death were mixed. There were reports of thousands lining the streets as Suharto's body was transported from the Jakarta hospital where he died.ABC News: Former Indonesian Leader Suharto Dead (January 27, 2008) But many were unable to forgive him for his unrepentant stance on his past policies, which directly caused more than a million deaths. Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1576745/General-Suharto-divides-Indonesia-in-death.html General Suharto divides Indonesia in death] (January 28, 2008)
Suharto Dead News
- Google News; Suharto Dead
- Christian Science Monitor: Indonesia's Suharto: a complex legacy (January 28, 2008)
- Bloomberg: Suharto Leaves a Legacy of Stability in Indonesia (January 28, 2008)
- Financial Times: Obituary: Indonesia's Suharto (January 27, 2008)
- WashingtonPost.com: "Former Indonesian Dictator Suharto Dies at 86" (January 27, 2008)
- The Telegraph: General Suharto divides Indonesia in death (January 27, 2008)
- ABC News: Former Indonesian Leader Suharto Dead At 86 (January 27, 2008)
- LA Times: Indonesia's Suharto dies (January 27, 2008)
- "Suharto, 86, had been in critical condition in a Jakarta hospital since Jan. 4, suffering from heart, lung and kidney problems. His doctors said he suffered multiple organ failure and went into a coma shortly before his death."
- Reuters: Indonesia's former president Suharto dead - police (January 27, 2008)
- Bangkok Post: Suharto Dead (January 27, 2008)
