Despite controversy, Indonesia honors military ruler Suharto as national hero

JAKARTA: Indonesia has declared the late President Suharto a national hero which activists say is an attempt at whitewashing a long history of human rights abuses and corruption that took place during his three-decade military rule. Suharto was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that took place amid an economic crisis. His departure marked the end of the New Order regime, which was characterized by rapid economic growth, kleptocracy and rights violations, including the anti-communist purges in the 1960s, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

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