One of the last of the world's Cold War strongmen stepped down in May. Indonesian strongman President Suharto was forced out by a week of deadly rioting over the collapse of his country's economy, brought on by the Asian crisis. Suharto had been in power for 32 years. Prime Minister Chretien said the pressure for political change in Indonesia was undeniable.

Date: 1998-05-21
Placeline: MILAN, Italy.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 13 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << I'm very happy that presents you are to make the right decision and decided to quit his job he has been president of this country for more than 30 years and it was very evident that they needed some change is there >>

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