Obuchi meets Rais

Obuchi meets Rais

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) holds talks with Amien Rais (L), speaker of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, in Jakarta on Nov. 26. He arrived in the Indonesian capital earlier in the day.

Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais (R), speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesia's highest constitutional body, announces Oct. 20 that the assembly voted down President B.J. Habibie's defense of his turbulent 17-month rule. The board in the foreground shows that 355 members rejected his accountability report, while 322 accepted it.

Indonesian assembly speaker speaks in interview

Indonesian assembly speaker speaks in interview

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais, newly elected speaker of Indonesia's highest constitutional body, People's Consultative Assembly, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 7.

Indonesian Students hope for assembly reform

Indonesian Students hope for assembly reform

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian students stage a rally in Jakarta on Oct. 4 calling for the reform of the People's Consultative Assembly the day after prominent reformer Amien Rais was elected speaker of the nation's highest state body.

Reformer Amien elected Indonesian assembly speaker

Reformer Amien elected Indonesian assembly speaker

JAKARTA, Indonesia - This is a file photo of Indonesian reformist Amien Rais, who was elected speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly on Oct. 3. Amien, 55, has chaired the minority National Mandate Party. As head of Indonesia's second largest Islamic group, the 25-million-strong Muhammadiyah, Amien was prominent in the movement to force then President Suharto to resign last year.

Opposition leader reacts to Indonesia

Opposition leader reacts to Indonesia

Amien Rais, Indonesia's leading opposition figure and chairman of the 28 million-strong Muhammadiyah Muslim organization, addresses a gathering of protesters in Jakarta soon after new President B.J. Habibie announced his cabinet lineup. Rais termed the cabinet neutral but said he neither endorsed nor opposed it.

Premier Obuchi meets Indonesian assembly speaker Amien Rais

Premier Obuchi meets Indonesian assembly speaker Amien Rais

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi meets Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Amien Rais (R) on Feb. 2 at his official residence. Obuchi told Rais that Japan supports a unified Indonesian territory, in connection with the country's various separatist movements.

Obuchi meets Rais

Obuchi meets Rais

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) holds talks with Amien Rais (L), speaker of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, in Jakarta on Nov. 26. He arrived in the Indonesian capital earlier in the day.

Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

Majority of assembly members reject Habibie

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais (R), speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Indonesia's highest constitutional body, announces Oct. 20 that the assembly voted down President B.J. Habibie's defense of his turbulent 17-month rule. The board in the foreground shows that 355 members rejected his accountability report, while 322 accepted it.

Indonesian assembly speaker speaks in interview

Indonesian assembly speaker speaks in interview

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Amien Rais, newly elected speaker of Indonesia's highest constitutional body, People's Consultative Assembly, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 7.

Reformer Amien elected Indonesian assembly speaker

Reformer Amien elected Indonesian assembly speaker

JAKARTA, Indonesia - This is a file photo of Indonesian reformist Amien Rais, who was elected speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly on Oct. 3. Amien, 55, has chaired the minority National Mandate Party. As head of Indonesia's second largest Islamic group, the 25-million-strong Muhammadiyah, Amien was prominent in the movement to force then President Suharto to resign last year.

Opposition leader reacts to Indo

Opposition leader reacts to Indo

Amien Rais, Indonesia's leading opposition figure and chairman of the 28 million-strong Muhammadiyah Muslim organization, addresses a gathering of protesters in Jakarta soon after new President B.J. Habibie announced his cabinet lineup. Rais termed the cabinet neutral but said he neither endorsed nor opposed it.