Shalimar

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    Abstract

    Among the few personal possessions of the former President Sukarno recovered by his son after he died in Jakarta on 21 June 1970 was a bottle of his cologne, Shalimar de Guerlain. A broken man, Sukarno had been under house arrest since formally relinquishing power in February 1967 to the military, led by General Soeharto, which had orchestrated his demise in 1965. 'Demise' - the word seems almost a euphemism for what had occurred in late 1965 and the first half of 1966: the countrywide purge of communists, real and alleged, and their associates that saw the violent death of at least half a million people. Around one hundred thousand people were killed on Bali alone.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationObject Stories: Artifacts and Archaeologists
    EditorsSteve Brown, Anne Clarke, Ursula Frederick
    Place of PublicationU.S.
    PublisherLeft Coast Press
    Pages57-64
    Number of pages8
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)9781611327397
    ISBN (Print)9781611323832
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • Soekarno, 1901-1970
    • Shalimar (perfume)

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