Late Indonesian president Suharto was among ten people being awarded national hero status. Photo: AP PHOTO

Indonesia has awarded the title of national hero to late President Suharto, who was forced out of office in 1998 by violent protests that ended a three-decade rule marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, corruption and nepotism.

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The title was conferred in a ceremony overseen by President Prabowo Subianto, Suharto's former son-in-law, despite protests by pro-democracy activists and the families of those affected by the strongman's iron-fisted rule.

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