Indonesia declares late dictator Suharto a national hero, despite outrage from rights groups
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A portrait of the late President Suharto is displayed during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, right, hands a national hero certificate to Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, second left, daughter of the late President Suharto and son Bambang Trihatmojo, left, during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the eldest daughter of the late President Suharto confers with her brother Bambang Trihatmojo during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, second left, daughter of the late President Suharto and son Bambang Trihatmojo, left, pose for photographers next to the portrait of their father during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)FILE - Former Indonesian President Suharto waves to journalists as he leaves a hospital after being treated for intestinal bleeding, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 5, 2004. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
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A portrait of the late President Suharto is displayed during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
