Acehnese stage referendum rally

Acehnese stage referendum rally

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Acehnese take to the streets in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, on the evening of Nov. 8 for a rally to press the Indonesian government to allow a self-determination vote. In Jakarta, Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tanjung said the government must heed the call from Aceh for a referendum.

Habibie wins party nomination for presidential election

Habibie wins party nomination for presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President B.J. Habibie (L) shakes hands with ruling party Golkar Chairman Akbar Tanjung after being nominated candidate for the country's Oct. 20 presidential election.

Vote counting slow

Vote counting slow

Indonesia's ruling Golkar party Chairman Akbar Tanjung talks to reporters at his party headquarters in Jakarta on June 8. He said his party will ask the election commission to explain why the vote counting was so slow. With only less than 3 percent of the votes in Monday's election counted, Golkar was trailing third after the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle and the National Awakening Party.

Acehnese stage referendum rally

Acehnese stage referendum rally

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Acehnese take to the streets in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, on the evening of Nov. 8 for a rally to press the Indonesian government to allow a self-determination vote. In Jakarta, Speaker of the House of Representatives Akbar Tanjung said the government must heed the call from Aceh for a referendum.

Habibie wins party nomination for presidential election

Habibie wins party nomination for presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President B.J. Habibie (L) shakes hands with ruling party Golkar Chairman Akbar Tanjung after being nominated candidate for the country's Oct. 20 presidential election.

Vote counting slow

Vote counting slow

Indonesia's ruling Golkar party Chairman Akbar Tanjung talks to reporters at his party headquarters in Jakarta on June 8. He said his party will ask the election commission to explain why the vote counting was so slow. With only less than 3 percent of the votes in Monday's election counted, Golkar was trailing third after the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle and the National Awakening Party.