B. J. Habibie political policy in 1998 up to 1999

Abstract

Before B. J. Habibie became president of Indonesia, he ever became a vice president in Suharto administration. But Suharto's administration during this period is only for three months. It is because people of Indonesia mistrust to Suharto administration, who Suharto administration can categorized to be authoritarian administration and many governments corruption, especially in the Soeharto family. And for unity of nation, the chairman House of representatives (Harmoko) declared the statement to ask Suharto’s President to resign. On May 21 1998, B. J. Habibie was appointed to be the president of Indonesia. B. J. Habibie pronounce his oath in front Supreme Court, which was witnessed by the Chairman House of representatives and the Deputy Chairman House of representatives and also in front of domestic and foreign journalists. Aim of this research is to know the background of B. J. Habibie political policy, also to know any political policy made by B. J. Habibie and the obstacles to do the political policy. This research uses historical method with systematically and objectively explaination. The research also uses library research and comparative studies to collect the data. To analyze data the research used qualitative, descriptive and comparative studies. B. J. Habibie administration period is from May 21 1998 up to October 21 1999. He make political policy to release the political prisoners, freedom of press, freedom to make political parties, the elections in 1999, referendum the East Timor and to investigate the wealth of Suharto and his cronies. Within to do the political policy , its impact was there the human rights violations such as the tragedy of Semanggi I and II were many casualties, release the East Timor from Indonesia when it was a lot of sacrifice and grating of Indonesia to East Timor and also law status of former President Suharto has not been resolved .