Indonesia’s President Suharto reigned for over three decades based on an implicit compact with his citizenry. The former general would ensure the world’s fourth most populous nation prospered so its people could climb out of poverty, and in return they consented to his autocratic rule and turned a blind eye when his family and cronies looted the country. That arrangement worked for a while. In the 1970s and ’80s, Indonesia became one of the world’s most promising emerging economies, and Suharto achieved a substantial enough record of growth to claim the title Father of Development.
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Source: Time
