An economic crisis forced this Indonesian leader to resign on May 21, 1998, ending 32 years of autocratic rule
[DOC] [TLE] CNN - Habibie becomes president after Suharto resigns - May 20 ... [PAR] May 20, 1998 ... JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Bowing to the will of his 
increasingly angry people, a tired and drawn Indonesian President Suharto 
resigned Thursday, bringing 32 years of authoritarian rule to a sudden and 
dramatic end.