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Suharto Beyond the Grave: Indonesia and the World Appraise the Legacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Geoffrey Gunn
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Laid to rest Monday, January 28, 2008 in a state funeral with full military honors at a family mausoleum outside Solo in central Java, former Indonesian strongman and president, Suharto, is truly buried. But, how has his legacy been appraised in the local, regional and global media? Indeed, what shadow has he cast over Indonesia beyond the grave, having died in bed surrounded by Indonesian and Asian dignitaries, not vilified in prison or exile, having evaded prosecution for embezzlement, not to mention human rights abuses?

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 2008 , e25
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