"I respect Suharto because he changed Indonesia from being a troubled country under Sukarno rule, and he did so while maintaining unity among the many different ethnicities from the 13,000 islands. Indonesia is not an easy country to rule, but he kept it intact. After he took over, Indonesia did not split up – there was some trouble in Aceh, but in general he changed Indonesia's image to be a more developed one. Yes, there were things he did which were wrong, but the same can be said of any leader."
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Mahathir Mohamad, "Dr M: Suharto did wrongs, but no leader is perfect", Malaysiakini (2016)
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