Indonesia’s Hopes at 75
Judging from the life cycle of human beings, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is no longer young, but a senior.
Azyumardi Azra
Happy 75th Anniversary to Indonesia! It is an age that exceeds the average life expectancy of Indonesians (71.39 years according to 2019 data), and even the global average life expectancy (72 years). Judging from the life cycle of human beings, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is no longer young, but a senior.
At 75 years (of independence), it is becoming increasingly difficult to find people from “Angkatan 45” (the 1945 generation), the people who fought for independence with their heart, soul and body to formally establish Indonesia as a sovereign nation on 17 Aug. 1945. Their struggle continued through the period of revolution, and on through the Old Order, the New Order and the Reform eras.