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de-Sukarnoization

de-Sukarnoization noun: a purging policy in Indonesia from 1966 to 1998, in which President Suharto defamed his predecessor Sukarno and downplayed his role in Indonesian history.

Noun

de-Sukarnoization (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A purging policy in Indonesia from 1966 to 1998, in which President Suharto defamed his predecessor Sukarno and downplayed his role in Indonesian history.

Origin of de-Sukarnoization

From de- + Indonesian Sukarno + -ization.

Questions about de-Sukarnoization

What does de-Sukarnoization mean?
De-Sukarnoization means a purging policy in Indonesia from 1966 to 1998, in which President Suharto defamed his predecessor Sukarno and downplayed his role in Indonesian history.
What part of speech is de-Sukarnoization?
De-Sukarnoization is a noun.

Words near de-Sukarnoization in the dictionary

  1. de-Stalinization
  2. de-stress
  3. de-stressed
  4. de-stresses
  5. de-stressing
  6. de-Sukarnoization
  7. de-Sunnification
  8. de-Sunnified
  9. de-Sunnifies
  10. de-Sunnify
  11. de-Sunnifying

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