May 11 Students across the country intensify their rallies

May 11 Students across the country intensify their rallies
demanding reform and Soeharto's resignation.

May 12 Four Trisakti University students are shot dead on the
university's campus during a peaceful rally.

May 13 Widespread looting and arson attacks hit the capital,
violence directed against Indonesian-Chinese.

May 14 Riots continue and spread to areas surrounding the
capital.

May 15 Soeharto arrives from G-15 summit in Cairo amid rioting
and mounting calls for his resignation. He refuses to step down.

May 16 People's Consultative Assembly and House of
Representative speaker Harmoko announces plan to reshuffle
cabinet after meeting Soeharto.

May 17 Calls for Soeharto's resignation continue, mounting
public support for the calls.

May 18 Students start occupation of House compound and Harmoko
now requests Soeharto to step down.

May 19 Around 30,000 students remain at the House compound,
Soeharto sticks to his plan for a cabinet reshuffle.

May 20 Eleven ministers resign, and the students with the
support of the public refuse to leave the House compound.

May 21 Soeharto announces: "I quit"