The Hardline Push to Grant Suharto Hero Status
Monday, November 10, 2025
The government plans to grant the title of national hero to Suharto. Civil society groups oppose the move, citing Suharto’s record of human rights abuses.
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THE General Soeharto Memorial Museum in Bantul, Yogyakarta, was spruced up ahead of Indonesia’s 2025 Heroes Day commemoration. Chairs were neatly arranged in the main pavilion facing portraits of the former president and his wife, Siti Hartinah. The museum’s caretakers prepared to welcome cadets from the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, who were set to pay tribute to the New Order leader.
Visitors also crowded into th
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