Heroes in a Political Year

The Heroes’ Day commemoration this year takes place amid political contestations ahead of the simultaneous general elections on April 17, 2019. We are intentionally talking about this so that all presidential and VP candidates will remember the contribution of our heroes.

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Presidential candidates Joko Widodo (left) and Prabowo Subianto walk hand in hand at a pledge for a peaceful campaign ahead of the 2019 election that was held at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Sunday, Sept. 23. The presidential candidates hope to receive support from volunteers at a time when coalition parties also have to concentrate on preparations for the legislative election.

The Heroes’ Day commemoration this year takes place amid political contestations ahead of the simultaneous general elections on April 17, 2019.

We are intentionally talking about this so that all presidential and VP candidates, namely President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, KH Ma’ruf Amin, Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno, along with their respective campaign teams, will remember the contribution of our heroes. So many national heroes gave everything they had to unite the nation and set it free from the clutches of Dutch colonial forces. It was because the blood and tears of these heroes that Indonesia achieved its independence on Aug. 17, 1945.