Suharto's Indonesia

U.S. President Richard Nixon at a meeting with President Suharto.
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1969
U.S. President Richard Nixon meets with President Suharto. After the visit, the United States increases its military assistance to Indonesia. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s experience economic development and enjoyed close ties with the United States.

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