Robert Elson: "Suharto manipulat ed money for power"

That morning, March 1, 1949, Yogyakarta held a big celebration. Under the leadership of Colonel Suharto, the Republic army had forced the Dutch to retreat. The author of The Smiling General, O.G. Roeder, depicted the victory as "major advance". According to Roeder, apart from taking over the city, the Republic army also took a tank and seized five tons of ammunition and various light weapons, with "minor" casualties. In

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