Former Indonesian leader Suharto has died at the age of 86 after suffering multiple organ failure. Suharto was a former army general who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades,- a period of dictatorship that saw up to one million political opponents killed. He left office in 1998 amid mass protests over corruption and human rights abuses under his long rule. Although he was accused of embezzling huge sums from state funds during his rule, his lawyers always successfully pleaded that his failing health meant he should not stand trial.
