A Goodwill Letter from Suharto
Omar Dani says that he holds no grudges against Suharto. When did the relationship between the two commanders first become tense?
July 7, 2009
OCTOBER 19, 1965. The political situation in Indonesia was smoldering however, that morning Omar Dani prepared to leave his motherland. He was unable to refuse President Sukarno's orders: he must go to several European and Asian countries to test the possibilities of working together in the aviation industry. By then he had resigned his post as Minister in Command of the Air Force. Sukarno then assigned him to the position of Commander in Charge o
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