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Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo, likened to Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel for the way he guarded the state's finances, was suddenly removed from his post. The fiscal watchdog was 'bothersome' to the cabinet.
April 30, 2013
The news came very early in the morning to a room in Hotel Mayflower on Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC, on April 19. A staff member brought a letter from Jakarta to Agus Martowardojo, informing him of his removal from his post as Finance Minister.
The decision by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono came a few hours before the commencement of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Meeting. According to a Tempo source, upon receiving the n
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