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The first inauguration of Suharto as the 2nd
president of Indonesia The president of the Republic of Indonesia () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president is the leader of the executive branch of the Indonesian government and the commander-in-chief of the ...
took place on 27 March 1968.
Suharto Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, cha ...
was officially sworn in by the Provisional MPR (MPRS) after a year of acting presidency, marking the formal beginning of his first five-year term as president.


Background

Following the
30 September Movement The Thirtieth of September Movement (, also known as G30S, and by the syllabic abbreviation Gestapu for ''Gerakan September Tiga Puluh'', Thirtieth of September Movement, also unofficially called Gestok, for ''Gerakan Satu Oktober'', or Fir ...
event General Suharto assumed presidential powers to "restore" law and order which led to anti-communist purge. By February 1967, President
Sukarno Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...
realized that his political career was at an end and he became concerned at cutting his losses. On 7 February, he sent a letter to Suharto saying that he was willing to hand over the running of the government to the General but also added that he would like to continue on as head of state. On 20 February 1967, Sukarno chose to relinquish all executive power to Suharto whilst still retaining his position as president. On 12 March 1967, the MPRS agreed to withdraw its mandate from Sukarno and remove him as president. Suharto was appointed acting president to replace Sukarno. He was officially elected by the MPRS on 27 March 1968 to a full five-year term, becoming the second president of Indonesia.


See also

* Inauguration of B. J. Habibie *
Inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid The inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid as the 4th president of Indonesia took place on Wednesday, 20 October 1999 at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta. The ceremony marked the commencement of Wahid's only term as president. Wahid's term as pre ...


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Suharto Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, cha ...
Suharto Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian Officer (armed forces), military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, cha ...