Things seemed to be looking up for Indonesia in July, when President Abdurrahman Wahid, widely viewed as corrupt and incompetent, finally was voted out of office--and Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri assumed leadership. Megawati, the daughter of Indonesia's founding father, Sukarno, is seen by many as [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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