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Suharto was born on the eighth of June, 1921 in Central Java, Kertosudiro during the Dutch colonial era. Being a toddler, he moved from one relative to another because of the divorce of his parents. Suharto was able to bring Indonesia to a state of stability efficiently after Sukarno has stepped down in 1964. With his military background and tow (30 years). Suharto embodied the TAS values of courage, and responsibility, but he fell short on displaying respect, kindness, and honesty. He was courageous enough to lead groups of people towards his ambition. He was responsible during his presidency of recentralizing Indonesia’s government and military. Yet, due to the recentralization, the ordinary citizen's lost rights thus, demonstrating his lack of respect and kindness for them. His action of embezzlement and nepotism proves that he wasn't honest towards his citizens by stealing money from the government.
Courage means to be able to face your fears and stand up to what you believe is right, to be brave to never let go in following your dream, and to do it no matter what it takes to achieve your goal. Suharto portrayed this value by stepping up to his goal and to fight for it no matter what.After graduating from high school, Suharto worked as a bank clerk for a while but decided to enlist in a three year term Dutch colonial army (Koninklijk Nederlandsch Indisch Leger - Royal Netherlands East Indies Army) in which he started in June, 1940. He then got accepted to train as a sergeant in a military school at Gombong, located in Central Java. Just after a week of his training, Dutch surrendered to the Japanese’s invade.

In the time of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Suharto worked in the Japanese-organized Indonesian security forces. Suharto sees the challenges of Indonesia’s independence which made him decide to join the newly formed Indonesian army on October

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