The Son also Rises
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
THERE was an incident that took place in 1966. At that time South Sulawesi was engaged in a dispute over the election of their governor. The candidate appointed by President Suharto was rejected by military figures from the Class of ‘45. The public was divided and the province was in danger of becoming unstable. The high-ranking officials of the New Order in Jakarta had no idea what to do.
While people were taking sides, a neutral figure was
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