Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto led the 81st commemoration of his country’s independence in the capital of Jakarta on Monday, even as Indonesia grappled with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in the east and rumblings of political unrest in the west.
President Prabowo donned traditional garb and a garland of jasmine – a flower that symbolizes peace, love, and good fortune – for a flag-raising ceremony at his official residence, the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
Indonesia declared independence from Dutch colonial rule and Japanese military occupation on the morning of August 17, 1945, soon after Japan’s surrender in World War II was…
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