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MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI - THE NEW PRESIDENT
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 John Stanmeyer for TIME. Only Indonesian Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri can force the removal of the current President. |
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NOVEMBER 1, 1999
A NEW DAY DAWNS
As Wahid and Megawati, Indonesia's odd couple, set off to heal a nation, they will find no shortage of problems--from separatism to the economy
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SUKARNO - FOUNDING FATHER OF A NATION
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Sukarno - father of both the Indonesian nation and Megawati Sukarnoputri. |
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He united his country and set it free. He liberated his people from a sense of inferiority and made them feel proud to be Indonesian--no small achievement, coming after 350 years of Dutch colonial rule and three-and-a-half years of Japanese occupation. What Sukarno did on Aug. 17, 1945 was no different from what Thomas Jefferson had done for Americans on July 4, 1776. Perhaps even more: Sukarno was the only Asian leader of the modern era able to unify people of such differing ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds without shedding a drop of blood.
» FULL STORY
AUGUST 23-30, 1999
ASIANS OF THE CENTURY: SUKARNO
He gave unity to Indonesia, dignity to the downtrodden and anxiety to the powerful, who finally brought him down
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PHOTO ESSAYS
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Bloody Borneo
Borneo's Dayaks unleashed a cannibalistic rampage of violence against their migrant Madurese neighbors. Is Indonesia spinning out of control? (2001)
Tale of Two Roads
One's a driver's nightmare, the other a rollerblader's dream
Indonesia's Elections 1999
The streets of Jakarta in the hours leading up to the selection of Wahid and Megawati
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POLLS
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Do you think Megawati Sukarnoputri will make a good Indonesian President?
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MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI: THE NEW PRESIDENT
TIMEasia.com, AUGUST 6, 2001
'Our Problems Can't Be Solved by Violence'
Indonesia's new President Megawati Sukarnoputri speaks exclusively to TIME
TIMEasia.com, AUGUST 2, 2001
Asia Buzz: The Rule of Law
The murder of a leading Indonesia judge presents the new President her first real challenge
TIMEasia.com, JULY 23, 2001
Wahid's Out, Megawati's In
Cell Phone from Jakarta: TIME's Tim McGirk says the new Indonesian President has her work cut out for her
TIME ASIA, JULY 23, 2001
Survival of the Fiercest
Wahid is running out of bridges to burn
ASIAWEEK, JULY 20, 2001
Tougher Than She Looks
Her silence frustrates big business--and worries the international community. But Megawati Sukarnoputri is a pragmatic and resilient politician. She could give Indonesia the coherent government it desperately needs
ASIAWEEK, JULY 20, 2001
Born-again 'Capitalist'
Unlike Megawati, her husband Taufiq is a natural politician. That makes him both a key to her success and a potential Achilles' heel
TIME ASIA, APRIL 9, 2001
While Megawaits
Indonesia stumbles from crisis to crisis under President Wahid and the one person with the clout and popular support to replace him prefers to sit in the wings. What makes Megawati so static?
TIME.com, MAY 25, 2001
In Indonesia, the Knives Are Out
TIME's Tim McGirk says that the fall of Indonesia's President Wahid looks inevitable, and VP Megawati is unlikely to last long either
ASIAWEEK POWER 50, 2001
15: Megawati Sukarnoputri
This silent woman in a man's world is the country's popular leader. Soon, she may be president
TIME ASIA, JUNE 21, 2001
What Makes Megawati Run
She may be hesitant on policy and stiff in public, but Sukarno's daughter has emerged as the front-runner to become Indonesia's next president
TIME ASIA, JUNE 7, 2001
Megawati: "No Radical Change"
Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Indonesia's charismatic founder Sukarno and a leading presidential contender, spoke last week in Jakarta with TIME correspondent Terry McCarthy
TIME ASIA, JULY 26, 1999
The Real Race Begins
With the votes all in, Megawati is the favorite to win the presidency. But don't count Habibie out yet
TIME ASIA, OCTOBER 12, 1998
The Daughter Also Rises
Once a child of privilege, Megawati now speaks for Indonesia's masses. Is she the president-in-waiting?
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