JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s second president and strongman Suharto was named a national hero by the government led by his former son-in-law, President Prabowo Subianto, in a controversial move condemned by activists.

Suharto was forced to step down during the Asian financial crisis in 1998 amid mass protests and deadly riots against his 32-year reign over the sprawling, natural resource-rich archipelago.

Here are some facts about Suharto, who died in 2008 aged 87: Show Full Article

*Suharto, a military officer, formally became president in 1967 after he seized control of Indonesia from the country’s first president and independence leader, Sukarno, who was widely seen by Indonesians and Western capitals to be pro-communist at a time when the Cold War was at its peak.

*The takeover h

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