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 a clean break from the legacy of General Suharto, who ruled the vast archipelago with… return to article
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