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Siti Hartinah Suharto
Siti Hartinah Suharto, ("IBU TIEN"), Javanese-born wife of Indonesian President Suharto who was his trusted confident and, though never overtly involved in politics, was instrumental in the introduction of legal limitations on traditional Islamic polygamy in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation (b. Aug. 23, 1924?--d. April 28, 1996).
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