FOR General Wiranto – a candidate vying for Golkar’s presidential party nomination – Indonesian history hovers awkwardly in the background.
Will the 56-year-old former armed services chief be remembered as the man who in 1998, when Indonesia was being rocked by street demonstrations and economic turmoil, choose not to seize power for himself? Instead he guided his nation towards democracy, rejecting the example set by his mentor, former President Suharto.
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