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Abdurrahman Wahid (view source)
Revision as of 15:54, September 13, 2011
, 15:54, September 13, 2011Undo revision 914332 by Shjt (talk)
'''Abdurrahman Wahid''', (Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil Wahid), (born Sept. 7, 1940, died December 30, 2009), <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/world/asia/31wahid.html</ref> [[muslim]] president of [[Indonesia]] from 1999 to 2001, "gave Indonesia a chance to build [[religious tolerance]], [[democracy]] and [[freedom]]. ... In only two years, he asserted civilian control over the military, revoked anti-Chinese legislation and encouraged [[press freedom]]. Most importantly, he condemned [[religious violence]], argued strongly for a secular state and reached out to democracies around the world—including [[Israel]]." [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704340304574633561796445696.html]
In 1984, as leader of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization, [[Nahdlatul Ulama]], which had up to 40 million members, and later as president, he promoted rights of minorities, of non-Muslims and the ethnic Chinese.
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://thejakartaglobe.com/home/former-president-abdurrahman-wahid-dies/350091 Abdurrahman Wahid dies, aged 69]
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