Indonesia on monday awarded the title of national hero to late leader suharto, who was ousted in 1998 by violent protests that ended three decades of rule plagued by accusations of mass human. Indonesia has declared former dictator suharto a national hero, provoking outrage from rights group who say the move is an attempt to whitewash decades of human rights abuses and corruption that took place during his 32 years in power. Indonesia has named former president suharto a national hero, even as his controversial legacy as a dictator has sparked heated protests against the move. Why the award is seen as revisionist suharto’s 31‑year rule (1967‑1998) is widely remembered for massive corruption, human‑rights abuses, and the violent suppression of dissent, including the 1965‑66 anti‑communist purges that claimed an estimated 500,000 lives.
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