Dictators & Demagogues 03: Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto

He’s Indonesia’s hard man of politics - Prabowo Subianto is a former military leader who stands accused of human rights abuses. But in the latest election campaign he pitched himself as a cute, dancing Grandpa. Now he’s the country’s newest president. So, what kind of leader will he be?   Guests: Yoes Kenawas - Research Fellow at the Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta  Dr Jemma Purdey - Fellow at the Australia-Indonesia Centre at Monash University  Geoff Thompson - Former ABC foreign correspondent    Producers: Zoe Ferguson and Linda Lopresti  Executive Producer: Amruta Slee  Sound Engineer: John Jacobs 

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From autocratic strongmen to democratic internationalists, Hamish Macdonald examines the cultural, historical, and personal motives of people on the world stage. What would we uncover if we ask the friends, enemies, colleagues and observers to 'Take me to Your Leader!'