Indonesia's second and longest-ruling president Suharto has been buried in Solo, next to his wife, in the family mausoleum. The state funeral was held a day after the former president passed away Sunday 27th January, at about 1.10pm (local time).
Mr Suharto died in hospital after battling for life for more than three weeks. He had been admitted to hospital on Friday 4th January, suffering from anaemia, a weakening heart and kidneys and swollen internal organs. Mr Suharto began to respond to a blood transfusion and dialysis treatment administered by his team of doctors at Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta.
However, by Tuesday 8th January, his condition deteriorated with signs of internal bleeding and fluid build-up in his lungs. His condition fluctuated until Friday 11th January, when the former president lost consciousness and suffered multiple organ failure.
Although he was put on a ventilator to help his breathing, by the third week of his hospitalisation, his condition was reported to be much improved and doctors were even saying that the former Indonesian leader could possibly go home.
However on Sunday 27th January, doctors said he suffered multiple organ failure again and went into a coma before slipping away.
Mr Suharto was 86 years old.
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Suharto's last years He was known as the country's Father of Development for his efforts in bringing millions of Indonesians out of the poverty trap. But Suharto's policies also proved to be his undoing.
Indonesia is in mourning for former president Suharto who has been buried in his hometown of Solo. The sombre affair which was attended by both international as well as local leaders, included obituaries by President Bambang Yudhoyono and Mr Suharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana. play
