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Twenty-seven years after his fall from power, President Prabowo Subianto has moved to restore his former father-in-law’s reputation by declaring Soeharto a national hero, reigniting debate over the late strongman’s repressive three-decade rule.
In 1971, about three years after Soeharto took office, military historian Nugroho Notosusanto led a project to write the national history book that emphasized the military’s role in “crushing rebellions” while downplaying civilian contributions to safeguarding the state.
The aftermath of the so-called G30S incident on Sept. 30, 1965, as well as the normalization of violence during Soeharto's authoritarian regime, continues to shape sociopolitical discourse that leads to nostalgia and disillusionment.
The 1965 tragedy is a complex historical context continues to resonate today, and acknowledging past wrongs is the way to move past one of the darkest periods in Indonesian history so the country can heal.
