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Indonesia as the Guest of Honor in France –
For Bastille Day 2025 celebrating –
The 1789 French Revolution –
On July 14th, France celebrated its national day, Bastille Day, a commemoration of the 1789 French Revolution and its ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
This year was special. Indonesia was the Guest of Honor.
At CINTASIA, we had the pleasure of attending the vibrant evening reception organized by the French Embassy in Jakarta.
The event marked a symbolic moment in the growing relationship between France and Indonesia.
In Paris, President Prabowo Subianto and his delegation were hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, with Indonesian troops marching alongside French forces during the iconic military parade on the Champs-Élysées, a historic display of strategic partnership and mutual respect.
The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a turning point in global history. It saw the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of modern democracy.
France’s deeply unequal society had long been divided into three rigid estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the Commoners, the latter bearing the tax burden with little political voice.
As economic hardship mounted, worsened by war debt, poor harvests, and food shortages, tensions exploded.
Inspired by Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire, revolutionaries demanded change, including popular sovereignty, equal rights, freedom of belief, and the separation of powers.
In July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, a prison and symbol of royal oppression.
This uprising ignited a nationwide revolt.
The newly formed National Assembly soon adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, enshrining liberty, equality, and legal protection under the law.
In 1792, revolutionaries stormed the royal palace, suspended the king, and a year later executed him by guillotine.
Yet the revolution grew bloodier. The period known as the Reign of Terror, led by Robespierre, saw tens of thousands executed for being “enemies of the revolution.”
By 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a coup, closing the revolutionary chapter, but the ideals lived on, shaping democracies worldwide.
Today, France and Indonesia are strengthening ties, not through upheaval, but through dialogue, diplomacy, and cooperation.
At CINTASIA, we help bring your technology and industrial solutions to Indonesia, with strategy and insight, not arms and guillotines.
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Picture: Military parade, Paris, July 14, 2025
Source: 1440.com