Indonesia was founded on August 17, 1945 under the name, the Republic of Indonesia and before 1945 it was ruled by the Dutch. But even a half a million years before the Dutch even set foot in Indonesia soil prehistoric humans began to settle the land. Not until sixty thousand years ago though were there fully developed human settlements there. Then in 1511 the Dutch started to rule Indonesia (then Java) because it had some of the best coffee …showed first 75 words of 615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 615 total…and under him is the district leader. There are also town and village leaders. The president serves for a five year term and can be reelected. Indonesia has six branches of government including a House of Representatives and a Supreme Court. Making decisions takes a long time because in an Indian - style democracy everyone's opinions are heard and considered. In a way the democracy leaders in Indonesia are much like our American leaders today.