national-hero

Rewriting history? Indonesia’s plan to tell ‘history correctly’ stirs propaganda fears

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The Indonesian government’s plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country’s darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light. The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aimed “to reinvent the Indonesian identity”, Culture Minister Fadli Zon … Read more

International outcry grows over Soeharto national hero proposal – Politics

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growing wave of international condemnation has poured in over the renewed effort to name late president Soeharto as a national hero, with a coalition of global civic groups warning the plan could whitewash decades of human rights abuses and corruption by the former leader. Soeharto, who was also the former father-in-law of President Prabowo Subianto,… … Read more