The history of Indonesia (and not only the history of Indonesia, it seems) begins with euphoria and proceeds with melancholy. The 1945 revolution began with the proclamation of independence which was convincing even though it was in the midst of uncertainty about what had to be done. But in the late 1950s, that euphoria got lost on the way. So, in 1958 Bung Karno made the manifesto that stated the 'rediscovery of the Revolution'-even though a 'revol