The Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto built the Tugu Api Semangat Indonesia (the monument of Indonesia’s fire of spirit) in the Defense Ministry’s compound only five months after he built the statue of the first President Soekarno a.k.a Bung Karno at the same place. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is also the chairperson of the ruling party PDIP, inaugurated the said monument and statue, respectively. Some believe that it is a part of Prabowo’s way to win the heart of Jokowi and Megawati and secure their blessing ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
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