MULTIBRAND: R.I.P : Gus Dur (1940-2009)
Former President Abdurrahman Wahid (69) a.k.a Gus Dur, has passed away this afternoon at 6.45 pm at the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta. Gus Dur, born on 4 August 1940 in Jombang, East Java, has played important roles in our country among others leading Nadhatul Ulama (N.U) the largest Islamic Ulama organization, Chairman of the Jakarta Cultural Institute, Chairman of Democratic Forum, and President from 1999 until 2001.
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Al Fatihah: Gus Dur, 69 kembali ke Rahmatullah
JAKARTA – FORMER Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid died in hospital on Wednesday aged 69, after a long battle with illness, a party official said. Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, was practically blind, diabetic and had suffered strokes. ‘Gus Dur just passed away,’ said Lukman Edy from Wahid’s National Awakening Party. — AFP
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