The Order of the Day of the Supreme Commander of the

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/President/Great Leader of the Revolution dated 8 March 1966 ( Republican spelling ), colloquially known as President

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's Order of the Day of 8 March 1966, was basically a statement that he was still the president of

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, and was issued in response to a warning from Lt. Gen.

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two days previously that there was dissatisfaction among the officer corps of the

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. It was followed three days later by the Order of 11 March, which effectively transferred authority to Suharto.

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* * Transition to the New Order Sukarno 1966 in Indonesia 1966 documents {{Indonesia-stub