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The international press endorsed the dismissal of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and the investiture of Megawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of modern Indonesia’s founding leader Sukarno, as head ...

"Do we really need these leaders?” a recent article in the Jakarta Post asked, referring to Indonesia’s four top figures: Abdurrahman Wahid, the president; Megawati Sukarnoputri, vice president; Amien ...

After Abdurrahman Wahid, the first democratically elected President of Indonesia, died on Dec. 30 at age 69, thousands of people lined the roads as his body was driven to the cemetery. Some held signs ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Abdurrahman Wahid, whose 21-month rule over the world’s fourth-most-populous country was marked by mounting chaos and bloody regional conflicts, was removed from office ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Former Indonesian leader Abdurrahman Wahid, a Muslim cleric who served as the country's fourth president after years in opposition to strongman President Suharto, died in hospital ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — In a desperate attempt to hold on to power, President Abdurrahman Wahid issued an emergency decree early today “freezing” the nation’s highest governing body as it prepared to ...

JOMBANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands lined narrow streets on Thursday for the funeral of ex-president Abdurrahman Wahid, a charismatic Muslim cleric known for his unflinching defence of pluralism ...

Guests discuss Indonesia's new president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and the downfall of Abdurrahman Wahid. For more on Indonesia, we turn to Sidney Jones, Asia director for Human Rights Watch; and ...

The U.S. White House, in a condolence message on the death of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, lauded his contribution to democracy. Abdurrahman Wahid, who was the fourth president of ...

Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid died in hospital on Wednesday aged 69, after a long battle with illness, a party official said. Wahid was Indonesia's fourth president, coming to power in ...