Mega's Moment.(Megawati Sukarnoputri)

From: Newsweek International | Date: May 21, 2001| Author: Cochrane, Joe; Moreau, Ron | Copyright information

It's easy to underestimate Megawati Sukarnoputri. Don't. Her lifelong family friend Abdurrahman Wahid has repeatedly fallen into that trap during his 18 months as Indonesia's president. He and his advisers misinterpreted the vice president's tactful silences as a sign of her unquestioning support. Wahid would brag about her blind loyalty, adding that she wasn't smart enough to take his place. He publicly called her "stupid" at least once. And of all the president's many errors, his...

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