Πέμπτη 23 Μαΐου 2024

history’s most corrupt leaders

8 of history’s most corrupt leaders:

1. Suharto: President of Indonesia from 1967-1998, Suharto ended his rule with a personal net worth of $38 billion. He oversaw a military dictatorship, which evolved into an authoritarian regime built on his own cult of personality. 


Following an economic downturn in 1997 that Indonesia was slow to recover from, prominent politicians began blaming Suharto and protests began in earnest that year. After mounting pressure and desertion by his political allies in May 1998, Suharto resigned. 

He has been investigated for corruption numerous times since his resignation and was accused of embezzling $571 million of government funds through various personal charity foundations. Other lawsuits in Indonesia have sought to order Suharto to repay up to $1.5 billion in scholarship funds that supposedly disappeared during his tenure.

Suharto was never prosecuted, partly because he was said to be too ill to stand trial but also because he was still well-regarded by a large proportion of the population. He died in 2008

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