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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Activists hold placards depicting former Indonesian president Suharto, during a protest against the government’s plans to name late president Suharto a national hero, outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta November 6, 2025. — Reuters pic
JAKARTA, Nov 10 — Indonesia is set to award the title of national hero today to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.
The title will be conferred in a ceremony this morning presided over by President Prabowo Subianto, Suharto’s former son-in-law, despite protests by pro-democracy activists and the families of those affected by the strongman’s iron-fisted rule.
“There will be approximately 10 names, one of which is Mr Harto (Suharto),” the president’s spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in a statement late yesterday.
Every year, the title of national hero is awarded to Indonesians who have contributed significantly to the South-east Asian archipelago’s development. Suharto, who died in 2008, was one of 10 people to get the title today.
This morning, ahead of the ceremony, a Reuters reporter saw Suharto’s portrait among a display of framed pictures of 10 people who will be awarded the title of national hero at the centre of Jakarta’s state palace.
Suharto was wearing his military uniform in the portrait. His picture was in the front row, between a picture of former president Abdurrahman Wahid and labour activist Marsinah, who was kidnapped and murdered during Suharto’s rule. — Reuters
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