Original sentence: After popular discontent with Indonesian president Suharto's rule pushed him from power in 1998, his Vice President and successor BJ Habibie shocked Indonesia and the world by promising he would allow a referendum on East Timorese independence
Edited sentence: After popular discontent with Indonesian dictator Suharto's rule pushed him from power in 1998, his Vice President and successor BJ Habibie shocked Indonesia and the world by promising he would allow a referendum on East Timorese independence