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Abdurrahman Wahid (/ ˌ ɑː b d ʊəˈr ɑː x m ɑː n w ɑː ˈ h iː d / ⓘ AHB-doo-RAHKH-mahn wah-HEED; né ad-Dakhil, [2] [3] 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), more colloquially known as Gus Dur (listen ⓘ), was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was removed from office in 2001.
Presided during the Indonesian National Revolution and the first national elections. One of the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement and hosted the 1955 Bandung Conference. Called for 'Guided Democracy' following the collapse of 10 governments during the 1950s, with Nasakom as its principal ideology. Acceded Western New Guinea.
Mochtar Lubis ([moxˈtar luˈbɪs]; 7 March 1922 – 2 July 2004) was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly literary magazine Horison. His novel Senja di Jakarta ( Twilight in Jakarta in English) was the first Indonesian novel to be translated into English.
Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto at his ranch outside of Jakarta on Aug. 15, 2024. Credit - Muhammad Fadli for TIME A dozen masked commandos crouch inside a jet-black navy dinghy as it ...
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday celebrated the countries' continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders' Retreat in Jakarta, an ...
Pramoedya Ananta Toer (EYD: Pramudya Ananta Tur; 6 February 1925 – 30 April 2006), also nicknamed Pram, [1] was an Indonesian novelist and writer. His works span the colonial period under Dutch rule, Indonesia's struggle for independence, its occupation by Japan during World War II, as well as the post-colonial authoritarian regimes of Sukarno and Suharto, and are infused with personal and ...
The Indonesian leader was earlier seen likely to be hedging his bets between the top two contenders for president, but the analysts said the court decision implies he will back Prabowo.
Daryati, Indonesian maid sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her employer Seow Kim Choo in Singapore; Purwanti Parji, Indonesian maid who killed her employer’s mother-in-law Har Chit Heang; Juminem and Siti Aminah, two Indonesian maids responsible for the killing of their employer Esther Ang