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Habibie and the democratisation of Indonesia

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B.J. Habibie once argued that "people have always underestimated me and that is why I am successful in many of the things that I have been involved in". This introspection partly explains this very complex, yet brilliant individual, who has always confounded his critics. In his adult professional life, Habibie has been a great builder and facilitator, be it of aircraft, ships, institutions or systems. Up to his very last day as President of Indonesia, despite great personal humiliation and attacks, he was still absorbed in this mission, this time, in building a democratic political system, an endeavour that began 17 months earlier with his sudden accession to the Presidency following the resignation of President Suharto on 21 May 1998.
Throughout his Presidency, the opposition towards him, his government and his policies was unending. Habibie was portrayed as a man without political
legitimacy and whose policies were described as being dangerous to the unity and unitary nature of the country as well as being unrealistic in remedying the malaise at hand. Why was this so? A closer observation would reveal that the opposition towards B.J. Habibie between May 1998 to October 1999 had a long history that dated back to January 1974, when he first returned home from West Germany on instructions of the then President Suharto. Due to the personal discipline and ethos by which he lived, especially his pious outlook, Habibie paid scant attention to his critics. He also believed that as a 'scientist', once his 'formula' was proven right, the society had no choice but to accept what was
good for Mankind.

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Ketersediaan

m202200062

320.1 SIN h

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

320.1 SIN h

Penerbit

Singapore : Crescent Design Associates., 2000

Deskripsi Fisik

xx; 306 hlm;

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

981-04-2560-0

Klasifikasi

320.1

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

demokrasi

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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