New Order (Indonesia)

New Order or "Orde Baru" is the term coined by Indonesian former president and dictator Suharto to refer to the years of his regime, 1966 - 1998. The years where the previous president (Sukarno) rule is dubbed as the Old Order or "Orde Lama", 1945 - 1965. The years after Suharto's reign is called Reformed Order, which began from 1998 until now.

Related Topics:
Suharto - Sukarno - Old Order - Reformed Order

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Orde baru began with Supersemar (Surat Sakti Sebelas Maret, Power Mandate of March 11), a presidential decree issued by then-president Sukarno in 1966 that mandated Suharto to eradicate Indonesian Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia (PKI)) and take whatever means necessary to secure the country. The mandate empowered Suharto to finally ban the communist party and forced Sukarno to abdicate his position. Suharto himself formally ascended to the presidency by 12 March 1967.

Related Topics:
Supersemar - Partai Komunis Indonesia

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Thanks to the five year development program, Pelita (Pembangunan Lima Tahun), Orde baru was marked by significant economic development of Indonesia, especially during the 1980-1990s where Indonesia became one of the Asian tigers.

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Throughout his reign, Suharto is well known to be against Indonesian Chinese, either directly and indirectly, by passing discriminatory laws against Indonesian Chinese.

Related Topics:
Indonesian Chinese - Discriminatory laws against Indonesian Chinese

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After a prolonged economic crises in Asia in 1997, at 14 May 1998, a riot broke known as Indonesian 1998 Revolution that marked the end of his reign and the start of the Reformed Order.

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