Gus Dur, On the Road Again
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Abdurrahman Wahid, aka Gus Dur, has finally left Merdeka Palace. He still wishes to fight for democracy.
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THERE are no longer sarongs and slippers strewed around Merdeka Palace. Now, everything has returned to being formal and orderly as a presidential palace should be. Last Thursday, at exactly 15.40, the gates of the palace were slowly opened. Selawat badar (a form of religious chanting) echoed around. From inside the building, members of former president Abdurrahman Wahid’s entourage emerged one by one. Emotion overcame the thousands of peop
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