Abstract
<p>Contemporary history is the very latest history at which the historic event traces are close and still encountered by us at the present day. As a just away event which seems still exists, it becomes controversial about when the historical event is actually called contemporary. Characteristic of contemporary history genre is complexity of an event and its interpretation. For cases in Indonesia, contemporary history usually begins from 1945. It is so because not only all documents, files and other primary sources have not been uncovered and learned by public yet where historical reconstruction can be made in a whole, but also a fact that some historical figures and persons are still alive. This last point summons protracted historical debate when there are some collective or personal memories and political consideration and present power. The historical facts are often provided to please one side, while disagreeable fact is often hidden from other side. The article aims to discuss some subject matter of contemporary history in Indonesia as they are printed in history textbook for school, along with varies issues. The article will make correction about context of some issues that they actually used as discussion topic among teachers of history. In the last part of this article, it will outline on how we respond to contemporary history of Indonesia. Conclusion is made that in context of contemporary history in Indonesia, it found two interests, i.e. for historical truth and group purpose.</p>
Highlights
The article aims to discuss some subject matter of contemporary history in Indonesia as they are printed in history textbook for school, along with varies issues
It is interesting for an analysis topic that debate issues on contemporary history of Indonesia just appeared during the New Order (1966-1998)
Image of the New Order’s political power, which is about to shine since 1966, has an interest to dim the Old Order’s political power which has just replaced. It becomes clear why choices of subject matter in Indonesian contemporary history in the New Order, as printed in history textbook distributed to schools, only discusses the following topics: the anniversary and the founder of the Pancasila; General Offensive of 1 March 1949; the 30th of September 1965 Movement; Supersemar (Order of March 1966 the Eleventh), and the integration of East Timor into Indonesia in 1976 (Kuntowijoyo, 1994, p. 24; Abdullah, 1992, pp. 54-55)
Summary
It is interesting for an analysis topic that debate issues on contemporary history of Indonesia just appeared during the New Order (1966-1998). Image of the New Order’s political power, which is about to shine since 1966, has an interest to dim the Old Order’s political power which has just replaced. In this context, it becomes clear why choices of subject matter in Indonesian contemporary history in the New Order, as printed in history textbook distributed to schools, only discusses the following topics: the anniversary and the founder of the Pancasila; General Offensive of 1 March 1949; the 30th of September 1965 Movement; Supersemar (Order of March 1966 the Eleventh), and the integration of East Timor into Indonesia in 1976 It becomes clear why choices of subject matter in Indonesian contemporary history in the New Order, as printed in history textbook distributed to schools, only discusses the following topics: the anniversary and the founder of the Pancasila; General Offensive of 1 March 1949; the 30th of September 1965 Movement; Supersemar (Order of March 1966 the Eleventh), and the integration of East Timor into Indonesia in 1976 (Kuntowijoyo, 1994, p. 24; Abdullah, 1992, pp. 54-55)
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