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Questioning Nation’s Collective Memory

The state has held no formal commemoration for the 1998 Reform event, whereas those events have also become an important part of Indonesia’s journey.

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Students lay siege to the MPR/DPR (People’s Consultative Assembly/House of Representatives) building during a protest on May 19, 1998, demanding President Soeharto to resign as president.

Red-and-white banners and flags are raised at important moments in the nation\'s history. However, the state has held no formal commemoration for the 1998 Reform event, whereas those events have also become an important part of Indonesia’s journey. The face of Indonesia today has also been influenced by the events of 1998.

Amidst the absence of the state’s attention, the public memory of the 1998 Reform are maintained by a number of circles, such as universities, by holding ceremonies or building monuments and memorials.

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