Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Suharto , 2nd President of Indonesia

     



     

SUHARTO IN MEMORY  
1921 - 2008


2nd President of Indonesia
In office
March 12, 1967 –  May 21, 1998
Vice PresidentSri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973–1978),
Adam Malik (1978–1983), Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983–1988),
Sudharmono (1988–1993),
Try Sutrisno (1993–1998),
Jusuf Habibie (1998)
Preceded bySukarno
Succeeded byJusuf Habibie

                                           (wikipedia)





Suharto Wearing Peci
Source: google images

The peci or songkok or kopiah is a cap widely worn in IndonesiaBruneiMalaysiaSingapore, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, mostly among Muslim males.









Peci has the shape of a truncated cone, almost always made of black or embroidered felt, cotton or velvet. It is ordinarily worn with the traditional outfit for men. 

  

It is also worn by male in formal situations such as wedding feasts, funerals or festive occasions such as the Muslim IdulFitri and Idul Adha




      Songkok came to be associated with Islam in Malaysia, while in Indonesia peci also associated with nationalist secular movement. ( wikipedia)


                           

                                    


Source: google images