Former Indonesian President Suharto, who died on Sunday at the age of 86, has been buried in a state funeral.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono oversaw the ceremony at the Suharto family mausoleum near the city of Solo.
Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for more the three decades, was credited with leading his country from poverty to relative prosperity
But he was dogged by allegations of corruption, political repression and serious human rights abuses.
Hundreds of thousands of suspected communists were killed as he rose to power in the 1960s.
He was ousted by mass protests in 1998 and in recent years suffered from poor health - one of the reasons why he never faced trial.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7212406.stm
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