Who is Megawati Sukarnoputri?
How did Megawati become president? • What is Abdurrahman Wahid’s reaction to Megawati being sworn in as president? What are some reasons givin in the article for his removal from office? What type of appeal do you think Megawati is making when she asks all parties to accept the “democratic process”? • Why are officials concerned about the threat of violence in Indonesia’s capital? How do analysts expect Megawati to govern? What do you think might be some indications that a leader is a “puppet of the military”? 3. In President Megawati’s acceptance speech, she says, “To all the people of Indonesia wherever you are, I ask let’s look to the future and let’s unite and develop and fix our nation as one nation.” Have the students refer to the Web sites below to identify basic principles of democracy. Then ask: What are some recommendations based upon democratic principles that might help Megawati achieve her goal? 4. Share with the students the following quote by President George W. Bush: “W
Is she කුමාරතුංග Kumāratũga, or Aznar, or Путин, or שרון aroŭn? Well, in fact, it is not even clear that she is in charge in Indonesia. To judge by the number of people held accountable for the Army-sanctioned bloodbath in Timor Loro Sae a few years ago, designed to intimidate the Timorese into a perpetual union with Jakarta, no one controls the Indonesian army. What we know is that Sukarno was no ေအာ္ ဆန္ Oŋ C‛an:, and Megawati is no ေအာင္ဆန္းစု က္ရည္ Oŋ C‛an: Cu Kra. And we know that Acheh is under martial law today, and the Indonesian army has begun a full military effort to force Acheh to submit to perpetual union with Jakarta. It would have been foolish to expect a wave of negative reactions this morning to Indonesias invasion of Acheh, even though consistency might have demanded it. Where are the US and Britain, standing for freedom and democracy? Where are France and Россия, opposing unilateral acts of aggression? Where are the millions of protesters, who feel that war could hav
