National Hero of Indonesia
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National Hero of Indonesia is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds
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Suharto
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Suharto was an Indonesian general and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998.
National Hero of Indonesia
…30 August 1959 to the politician turned writer Abdul Muis, who had died the previous month. This title was used for the rest of Sukarno's rule. When Suharto rose to power in the mid-1960s, the title was given its current name. Special titles at the level of National Hero have also been awarded. Hero of the…
Official portrait, 1993
Sukirah, Suharto's mother. Painting from the collection of National Library of Indonesia.
Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, c. 1947
Portrait of Suharto and Siti Hartinah, date unknown