Truth or Dare?

June 5, 2001

Do you think the threat of separation from Indonesia is real or not?
(May 25-June 1, 2001)
No
59.8% 79
Yes
34.1%45
Unsure
6.1%8
Total100%132

Six provinces will break away from Indonesia. President Abdurrahman Wahid often makes that threat when he is pressured to resign from his post. "If I step down, the people in Aceh, Maluku, Irian Jaya and Madura will soon declare their freedom. Therefore, I cannot tear down this country, which has been b

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