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President Suharto

Former Indonesian President Suharto, who has died aged 86, was a US Cold War ally who for 32 years led one of the twentieth century's harshest and most corrupt dictatorships, in which up to a million political opponents were killed.

Former Indonesian President Suharto, who has died aged 86, was a US Cold War ally who for 32 years led one of the twentieth century's harshest and most corrupt dictatorships, in which up to a million political opponents were killed.