Editing Fall of Suharto (section)

{{Short description|1998 Indonesian presidential resignation}}
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{{Infobox civil conflict
 | title             = Fall of Suharto
 | partof            = the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]] and the [[Post-Suharto era in Indonesia]]
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* [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian president]] [[Suharto]] presenting his [[resignation]] from office
* Rioters burning office furniture on the streets of [[Jakarta]]
* Students protesting against the government
* [[Trisakti University]] students and police forces [[Trisakti shootings|clashing]]
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 | date              = 4–21 May 1998
 | place             = [[Indonesia]]
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 | result            = Fall of the [[New Order (Indonesia)|New Order]]
* Resignation of Suharto as president
* The inauguration of [[B. J. Habibie]] as Suharto's successor
* Creation of the [[Development Reform Cabinet]]
* [[1999 East Timorese independence referendum|Independence referendum]] for [[East Timor (province)|East Timor]] on 30 August 1999
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* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Suharto]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Feisal Tanjung]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Wiranto]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Prabowo Subianto]]
* ''Various other pro-Suharto politicians and generals''}}
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* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Amien Rais]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Megawati Sukarnoputri]]
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Harmoko]]
* ''Student leaders and other opposition politicians''}}
}}
{{Suharto series}}
On 21 May 1998, [[Suharto]] resigned as [[president of Indonesia]] following [[May 1998 riots of Indonesia|protests and riots]] across the country against [[New Order (Indonesia)|his regime]]. His vice president, [[B. J. Habibie]], took over the presidency.

Suharto's grip on power weakened following severe economic and political crises stemming from the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]]. The economy suffered a flight of foreign capital, leading to a drastic drop in the value of the [[Indonesian rupiah]], which severely impacted the economy and people's livelihoods.

Suharto was re-elected to his seventh term by the [[People's Consultative Assembly]] in March 1998. Increasing political unrest and violence undermined his previously firm political and military support, leading to his May 1998 resignation. Initially under newly installed President Habibie, a period of political reform (''[[Post-Suharto era in Indonesia|Reformasi]]'') followed.