Editing Politics of Indonesia (section)

===New Order===
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Sukarno-Indonesia's first national figure and president-dissolved the elected assembly, introduced a concept known as Guided Democracy, and reinstated the 1945 constitution in 1959.<ref name='justicdd'/> The period of Guided Democracy was marked by the creation of a plethora of ministries, by the rise of the Indonesia Communist Party (Partai Komunis Indonesia; PKI) to a position of political dominance, and by the emergence of the army as a major anticommunist political force.<ref name='justicdd'/> The structure collapsed with an attempted coup d'état in 1965, which led to the downfall of Sukarno.<ref name='justicdd'/> Under Suharto, Sukarno's successor, Indonesia entered a new political era, officially called the New Order<ref name='justicdd'>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Indonesia/Justice | title=Indonesia - Justice &#124; Britannica | access-date=7 November 2022 | archive-date=6 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306022807/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indonesia/Justice | url-status=live }}</ref>

The '''New Order''' ({{langx|id|Orde Baru}}) is the term coined by President [[Suharto]] to characterise his regime as he came to power in 1966. He used this term to contrast his rule with that of his predecessor, [[Sukarno]] (dubbed the "Old Order," or ''Orde Lama''). The term "New Order" in more recent times has become synonymous with the Suharto years (1966–1998).

Immediately following the [[30 September Movement|attempted coup]] in 1965, the political situation was uncertain, but the New Order found much popular support from groups wanting a separation from Indonesia's problems since its independence. The 'generation of 66' (''[[Angkatan 66]]'') epitomised talk of a new group of young leaders and new intellectual thought. Following communal and political conflicts, and economic collapse and social breakdown of the late 1950s through to the mid-1960s, the New Order was committed to achieving and maintaining political order, economic development, and the removal of mass participation in the political process. The features of the New Order established from the late 1960s were thus a strong political role for the military, the bureaucratisation and corporatisation of political and societal organisations, and selective but effective repression of opponents. Strident [[anti-communism]] remained a hallmark of the regime for its subsequent 32 years.

Within a few years, however, many of its original allies had become indifferent or averse to the New Order, which comprised a military faction supported by a narrow civilian group. Among much of the pro-democracy movement which forced [[Fall of Suharto|Suharto to resign in 1998]] and then gained power, the term "New Order" has come to be used pejoratively. It is frequently employed to describe figures who were either tied to the New Order, or who upheld the practises of his authoritarian regime, such as corruption, [[collusion]] and [[nepotism]] (widely known by the acronym KKN: ''korupsi'', ''kolusi'', ''nepotisme'').<ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2001/08/24/stop-talk-kkn.html Stop talk of KKN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103742/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2001/08/24/stop-talk-kkn.html|date=26 October 2014 }}. The Jakarta Post (24 August 2001).</ref>