Procession for The General
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
The “clean” General passes away, an event commemorated by thousands in Makassar.
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The way to the Panaikang Moslem cemetery in Makassar is similar to the passage of grief. A number of streets leading to the cemetery — from Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jalan Bulu Saraung, Jalan Masjid Raya, to Jalan Urip Sumoharjo — are empty, temporarily closed. Crowds gather, lining the streets, waiting. Then the procession arrives: at the front, the hearse carrying General M. Jusuf’s body, and behind it thousands of mourners on
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