Long Reads: The Return of Indonesia's Old Guard w/ Michael Vann

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🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Ten years ago, Indonesia elected a new president named Jokowi who was supposed to represent a clear break with the legacy of Suharto’s dictatorship. He defeated the most notorious representative of the old guard, a former general called Prabowo. Prabowo was involved in some of the worst atrocities of the Suharto regime during the occupation of East Timor. This year, Prabowo won the presidential election on his third attempt — this time with the tacit support of his former opponent, Jokowi.

To discuss how Prabowo finally achieved his goal and what it means for Indonesian politics, Long Reads is joined by Mike Vann, professor of history at Sacramento State University. Mike joined us on Long Reads back in 2021 for a two-part conversation about Suharto’s regime and its legacy.

Read his article, "Indonesia’s New President Is Dangerously Authoritarian," here: https://jacobin.com/2024/02/prabowo-indonesia-president-authoritarian-fascist

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1:05.6	Hello you're very welcome to Long Reed's a Jackman podcast where we look in depth of
1:12.1	political topics and thinkers.
1:14.0	My name's Daniel Finn, on the features editor here at Jacobin,
1:18.0	and I'll be presenting the show.
1:20.0	Ten years ago, Indonesia elected a new president called Jekowi, who was supposed to represent a clear break with the legacy of Suharto's dictatorship.
1:30.0	He defeated the most notorious representative of the old guard, a former general called Praboa.
1:37.0	Praboa was involved in some of the worst atrocities of the Saharto regime during the occupation of East Timor. This year he won the presidential
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