a Supervision Coordination Meeting annually. Meanwhile, ABRI continued to show their displeasure at Sudharmono's election as vice president. At the Golkar National Conference in 1988, which occurred from 20–25 October 1988, to elect a new chairman, ABRI got their revenge against Sudharmono when they secured the election of Wahono as chairman. The election of Wahono as chairman was the first time in which ABRI demonstrated their political power against Suharto, and resulted in the comeback of ABRI into the Golkar political machine, as the civil and bureaucratic wing of the party (the main supporters of Sudharmono) floundered. Ahead of the MPR's 1993 General Session, prior to any other maneuver by any other faction within the MPR, ABRI had already made its move. Two weeks prior to the session, chairman of the ABRI faction of Golkar, Harsudiono Hartas, announced that ABRI had nominated Try Sutrisno as vice president. This nomination blindsided Suharto, Sudharmono, and even Try Sutrisno himself, who was not notified of his own nomination. In theory, MPR faction members were allowed to nominate their own candidates for vice president. But in practice, there was an unwritten rule, where factions have to wait for the president to nominate his chosen candidate. Members from the United Development Party (PPP) and the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) quickly approved of Try's nomination, while Golkar struggled in telling its members that Golkar had not nominated Try as Vice President. Suharto was furious that ABRI had pre-empted him, but did not want an open dispute with its delegation in the assembly. This led to an uneasy truce, where Suharto accepted Try as vice president. It has been speculated that, if Try Sutrisno hadn't been nominated, then Suharto would've chosen either Sudharmono or B. J. Habibie as vice president. Post-vice presidency and death Following the end of his term as vice president, Sudharmono returned to private life. In 1997, Sudharmono released his autobiography, Pengalaman Dalam Masa Pengabdian ("Experiences During Time of Service"). Concurrently, a book was also released called Kesan dan Kenangan dari Teman: 70 Tahun H. Sudharmono SH ("Impressions and Memories from Colleagues: 70 Years of Sudharmono"), which talked about Sudharmono from the point of view of those who he had worked with. Due to the close release of his books and the 1998 MPR General session, there were rumors of him planning a political comeback. In May 1998, on the eve of Suharto's fall,