Indonesia’s President Declares Late Dictator Soeharto a ‘National Hero’

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Demonstrators hold placards depicting the late Indonesian President Suharto during a rally against a government proposal to name him a “national hero,” in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 6, 2025. © 2025 Kyodo via AP Images Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared 10 people “national heroes” on November 10, which Indonesia celebrates as Heroes Day. Among them was the late President Soeharto, who ruled Indonesia from 1965 to 1998. More than 80 public figures, including historians, have written a letter protesting the “hero” title for Soeharto, who presided…

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