Pertanyaan
Read the text carefully! On 12 May 1998 six student protestors were shot and killed at Jakarta's Trisakti University, providing the spark for the capital's riot. Foreigners fled and Jakarta's commercial districts became ghost towns.Army troops took charge and Suharto scrambled to hold on. But one by one, his most trusted lieutenants abandoned him. On the morning of 21 May,he resigned. Joyful students frolicked in the fountain at parliament as Suharto's vice president and BJ Habibie was sworn in as his successor. During Habibie's short rule, he freed the press, allowed a referendum on East Timor and steered Indonesia to a democratic election that ended with his own October 1999 defeat. (https://www.insightguides .com/destinations/asia -pacific/indonesia/historical highlights ) 11. Choose two statements that provide correct information from the text. (A) Foreigners left the capital city of Indonesia. (B) B) Habibie replaced Suharto's position as the President of Indonesia. (C) The 21 of May 1998 BJ Habibie resigned as the President of Indonesia. (D) BJ Habibie was the President elected in the General Election 1999
Solusi
Jawaban
A, B
Penjelasan
Pernyataan (A) "Foreigners left the capital city of Indonesia" benar berdasarkan teks yang menyatakan "Foreigners fled and Jakarta's commercial districts became ghost towns." Pernyataan (B) "B) Habibie replaced Suharto's position as the President of Indonesia" juga benar berdasarkan teks yang menyatakan "Joyful students frolicked in the fountain at parliament as Suharto's vice president and B Habibie was sworn in as his successor." Pernyataan (C) salah karena BJ Habibie tidak mengundurkan diri sebagai Presiden Indonesia pada 21 Mei 1998, melainkan Suharto yang mengundurkan diri. Pernyataan (D) salah karena BJ Habibie bukan presiden yang terpilih dalam Pemilu 1999; ia hanya menjabat sebagai presiden untuk waktu yang singkat.