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01-28-2008, 01:29 AM
By IRWAN FIRDAUS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 53 minutes ago
<!-- end storyhdr -->SOLO, Indonesia - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto, a U.S. Cold War ally whose military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents, was buried Monday at a state funeral with full military honors as tens of thousands mourned.
Throngs of Indonesians lined the streets to watch a motorcade carry his body to the family mausoleum. Many sobbed and called out the name of the man whose three-decade rule, though harsh, brought stability and economic growth to Indonesia.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a ceremony televised live across the nation from the mausoleum near Suharto's hometown of Solo, some 250 miles east of the capital. After a reading of Suharto's military accomplishments, a shot was fired in his honor and Yudhoyono offered a salute.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/obit_suharto;_ylt=AmGzC_sDaREZCrgBq4jwrkus0NUE)
1 hour, 53 minutes ago
<!-- end storyhdr -->SOLO, Indonesia - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto, a U.S. Cold War ally whose military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents, was buried Monday at a state funeral with full military honors as tens of thousands mourned.
Throngs of Indonesians lined the streets to watch a motorcade carry his body to the family mausoleum. Many sobbed and called out the name of the man whose three-decade rule, though harsh, brought stability and economic growth to Indonesia.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a ceremony televised live across the nation from the mausoleum near Suharto's hometown of Solo, some 250 miles east of the capital. After a reading of Suharto's military accomplishments, a shot was fired in his honor and Yudhoyono offered a salute.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/obit_suharto;_ylt=AmGzC_sDaREZCrgBq4jwrkus0NUE)