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Indonesian general who ruled the so-called New Order from 1967 to 1998, with the army at the center of the state, an official party (Golkar), anticommunism (the 1965–66 massacres), liberal technocrats and rapid growth, but also corruption and repression.
Political axes
Suharto leans further toward autocracy than 88% of the 633 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Suharto stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, Suharto sits close to the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
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Model that combines a market economy and private property with a closed political regime, in which the state guarantees order, growth, and stability while restricting civil liberties and political competition.
Regime centered on the armed forces as the core of political power, governing by junta or military hierarchy, with centralization, discipline, a high value on order and expansionism, and civilian politics subordinate to military command.
System that unites free enterprise with strong protectionism and state direction, prioritizing industry, jobs, and national sovereignty over global free trade and unchecked foreign capital.
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Anarcho-PacifismAnarchist24%
A South Korean dictator, Park Chung-hee led an authoritarian developmentalist regime that rapidly industrialized South Korea through state planning and discipline, turning the country into an economic power.
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An Arab presidential republic, Egypt is governed by an authoritarian regime with heavy military weight, which prioritizes security and stability, controls the opposition, and directs much of the economy through the state.
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Under Suharto, Indonesia combined authoritarian military rule, anticommunism, an official party (Golkar) and liberal technocrats, attracting foreign capital and growing fast, with corruption and repression at home and in East Timor.
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