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What Now, 20 Years after Reform Era?

Reminiscing about the 1998 Reform Era brings forth a mixture of emotions. On the one hand, we are grateful for the reforms. On the other hand, we mourn the tragedies that remain unresolved.

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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.

Reminiscing about the 1998 Reform Era brings forth a mixture of emotions. On the one hand, we are grateful for the reforms. On the other hand, we mourn the tragedies that remain unresolved.

It is still fresh in our minds that the resignation of New Order Era ruler President Soeharto marked the culmination of weeks of violent drama, in which four Trisakti University students lost their lives, dozens of malls were set ablaze and looted and people of minority groups were subjected to violence. These were major sacrifices for the massive shift the country was going through.

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