Suharto's Indonesia

President Suharto visits Cairo, Egypt.
Leila Gorchev / AP

May 14, 1998
President Suharto visits Cairo, Egypt, just days before violent protests over corruption and economic instability engulf Jakarta. He cuts his trip short to return to Indonesia to deal with the situation.

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