Instant Access To 100,000+ Essays!

I had lived in Jakarta, Indonesia until 1998. Indonesia is one of the most populous countries in the world. It was ruled by Suharto for more than 33 years. Corruption, collusion and nepotism were common practices in Indonesia. A majority of the people lived in poverty because of the practices. The gap between poor and rich was huge. People lived under tyranny were oppressed by high- ranking official. The military was a tool to fix most cases under Suharto dictatorship. Back then he was the only president in Indonesia who had been ruling the country for my life. Around 1997, Asia was hit by regional economic crisis. Indonesia experienced the hardest hit of the crisis. Indonesians - especially working people - viewed this crisis as an opportunity to overthrow Suharto’s regime. Some people saw this as an opportunity to commit vandalism. The minorities, such as Chinese which consists of less than 5% of population, were always the scapegoats of every blame in Indonesia because they dominated the economy in Indonesia. In May 1998, a big riot occurred in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Mobs were everywhere, armed with daggers and sharp weapons, they marched down the street. Many civilians repeatedly called for protection from the po