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        "msgid": "prabowo-a-nation-that-does-not-understand-history-will-be-punished-by-history-1786611186",
        "date": "2026-08-13 15:18:35",
        "title": "Prabowo: A Nation That Does Not Understand History Will Be Punished by History",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto stressed the importance of historical awareness for Indonesia's youth during a speech in Cikarang. He warned that a nation ignorant of its past is doomed to repeat mistakes and fall victim to external exploitation. Prabowo also highlighted the need for vigilance against the illegal extraction of the country's natural resources.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto attended the National Electric Motorcycle\nLaunch in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java Province, on Thursday\n(13\/8\/2026). In his speech, Prabowo spoke about the urgency for the\nyounger generation to study history.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the chairman of the Gerakan Indonesia Raya Party said that\nIndonesia has matured as a nation and state, even though it is still\nrelatively young, having only gained independence in 1945. However,\nPrabowo continued, warfare occurred for five years and Indonesia\nsucceeded in seizing its independence. Nevertheless, the colonial powers\nwere not entirely willing to leave Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, as soon as we became independent, in the first weeks of our\nindependence, they launched a coup against the new government, two weeks\nafter the transfer of sovereignty,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrothers and sisters, especially the younger generation, study\nhistory. A nation that does not understand history will be punished by\nhistory,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The former Minister of Defence stated that if we do not understand\nthe behaviour of other nations towards Indonesia, we will always be\nvictims. Prabowo emphasised that he never encourages hatred towards\nother nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u00a0Our national character is actually very friendly. We are famous\nfor our friendliness, our kindness, it is our DNA, it is our nature.\nThis nature is considered by other nations as a weak nature, we are\nconsidered the soft state,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he assessed that sometimes parties are too slow to\nrealise what is happening around them. For a long time, natural\nresources have been taken, smuggled, and mined illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wealth, our treasures are taken right before our eyes, sometimes\nwe are slow to react,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-a-nation-that-does-not-understand-history-will-be-punished-by-history-1786611186",
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