Rewriting the Past
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
After Bung Karno passed away, a team began to write the book of the history of this nation. Five years after his death, that team, led by Professor Nugroho Notosusanto finished its task with the final volume: The National History of Indonesia Vol. VI. The title, the names of the writers, and the publisher were written in gold letters, but the picture of Sukarno was totally without ornamentation: he was not a modern statesman, and also not a
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