Suharto in Power

Sukarno was overthrown because he was creating a "Third Way". In 1965 he told the US to 'go to hell' with its aid. because of his sympathy to the communist part to PKI. 6 of the most senior military offers were tortured and killed by the so-called "30 September Movement". With hours Major General Suharto mobilized forces and took control of Jakarta. In the space of a year between 500,000 and 100,000 million people were killed. Even more imprisoned for over a decade. Strong effort to kill PKI supports. Suharto ruled as a US-aligned dictator for 32 years.