The Spirit of Peace
The Ambon community expressed their spirit of peace by holding processions. Are there really no resentments?
March 5, 2002
GANDONGE sio gandonge. Mari beta gendong, beta gendong ale jua, satu hati, satu gandonge..." Syarif, the driver's assistant of a city transport vehicle on the Keboncengkih route in Ambon city, sang the local song as he collected fares from passengers. The song Gandonge, whose words describe the beauty of living in harmony with other groups, was disliked and even became taboo after the conflict broke out 19 January 1999 in Ambon. But last
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