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        "id": 1924614,
        "msgid": "prabowo-visibly-moved-during-rendition-of-bagimu-negeri-1786967678",
        "date": "2026-08-17 18:14:24",
        "title": "Prabowo visibly moved during rendition of 'Bagimu Negeri'",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto appeared tearful as he listened to the patriotic song 'Bagimu Negeri' during the flag-lowering ceremony marking Indonesia's 81st Independence Day at Merdeka Palace. The President sang along from the opening verse and was seen wiping his face after the performance. The ceremony concluded with the return of the national flag to the President, formally ending the core proceedings.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto appeared tearful as he stood listening to\nthe song \u2018Bagimu Negeri\u2019 during the flag-lowering ceremony for the 81st\nAnniversary of Indonesian Independence in the grounds of Merdeka Palace,\nJakarta, on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The President had already begun to look emotional during the opening\nand also joined in singing the lyrics from the first verse, performed by\nVina Panduwinata, and continued to sing along to \u2018Bagimu Negeri\u2019 until\nthe song ended, together with Rizky Febian and Niki Becker.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s tearful eyes were accompanied by more frequent\nblinking throughout the song.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as the song ended, Prabowo applauded and wiped his face, his\neyes still appearing moist.<\/p>\n<p>The President acted as inspector of the ceremony for the lowering of\nthe national flag, the Red and White.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Flag Hoisting Troop (Paskibraka) formed the number 81\nduring the lowering of the Red and White flag, marking the 81st year of\nIndonesia\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>The Red and White flag, once lowered, was then carried by the tray\nbearer and handed back to President Prabowo, marking the end of the core\nsequence of the flag-lowering ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The President then sat on the reviewing stand to listen to the\nperformance of \u2018Bagimu Negeri\u2019 by Vina Panduwinata, Rizky Febian, and\nNiki Becker.<\/p>\n<p>After the song, the flag-lowering ceremony was declared complete and\nPrabowo left the reviewing stand.<\/p>\n<p>The flag-lowering ceremony was led by the commander of group 17,\nBaruno Wicaksono, a student from Taruna Nusantara Senior High School,\nCimahi Campus, West Java, son of Setiari Marwanto and Sumartini.<\/p>\n<p>The Red and White flag was lowered by tray bearer Neeltje Deliana\nInsjowi Werimon, a student at SMA Negeri 8 Jayapura from Papua, daughter\nof Aiwoisendin Hendrik Werimon and Steffi Edithya Florence Awom.<\/p>\n<p>The reserve tray bearer position was filled by Ismi Ulfaidah, a\nstudent at Sekolah Rakyat Terintegrasi 22 Polewali Mandar from West\nSulawesi, daughter of Rahman and Suburia.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-visibly-moved-during-rendition-of-bagimu-negeri-1786967678",
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