WAHID, ABDURRAHMAN

1940–, Indonesian religious and political leader popularly called Gus Dur, president of Indonesia (1999–2001). A Muslim scholar and political moderate who supports separation of religion and state and rights for women and minorities, Wahid became head of Nahdlatul Ulama, a social-welfare and educational institution and Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, in 1984. In poor health, almost blind, and noted for unpredictability and indecisiveness, he was nonetheless an extremely popular figure when he was elected president by opponents of Megawati Sukarnoputri. As president he presided with difficulty over a newly democratized nation, dogged by poor management skills and hints of corruption. By 2001 many Indonesians were calling for his resignation, and in July the parliament voted to remove him from office. Megawati was elected to succeed Wahid as president,

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books on: Wahid Abdurrahman  - 186 results

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Politics in Indonesia: Democracy, Islam, and the Ideology of Tolerance
Book by Douglas E. Ramage; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Democracy--Indonesia, Indonesia--Politics And Government--1966-1998, Islam And Politics--Indonesia
...1945 10 2 Abdurrahman Wahid and Nahdlatul Ulama 45...tended to be affiliated with Abdurrahman Wahid, the Chairman of the large...Magnis-Suseno, Michael Vatikiotis, Abdurrahman Wahid and Donald Weatherbee I thank...
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Reformasi: The Struggle for Power in Post-Soeharto Indonesia
Book by Kevin O'Rourke; Allen & Unwin, 2002
Subjects: Indonesia--Economic Conditions--1998-, Indonesia--Politics And Government--1998-
...two chief religious leaders: Abdurrahman Wahid and Amien Rais. I n the 1920s...died in a car crash. His son, Abdurrahman Wahid, was thirteen years old at...regarded as an alarming threat by Abdurrahman Wahid. W ahid's lifelong campaign...
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Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia
Book by Michael Leifer; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--Politics And Government--1945---Dictionaries
...255 Vo Nguyen Giap, General (Vietnam) see Giap, Vo Nguyen Vo Van Kiet (Vietnam) 255 Wahid, Abdurrahman (Indonesia) 256 Wismoyo Arismunandar, General (Indonesia) 256 Wong Kan Seng (Singapore) 257...
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Islam in Indonesian Foreign Policy
Book by Rizal Sukma; Routledge Curzon, 2003
...consolidation, and the rise of Abdurrahman Wahid 93...Foreign policy of Abdurrahman Wahid: the tenacity of the dual identity...explicit by the election of Abdurrahman Wahid as Indonesias fourth president...
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Indonesian Islam: Social Change through Contemporary Fatawa
Book by M. B. Hooker; Allen & Unwin, 2003
Subjects: Fatwas, Islam And State--Indonesia, Islam--Indonesia--History, Islam--Social Aspects--Indonesia, Religion And State--Indonesia
...traditionalist is unfortunate and misleading. As Abdurrahman Wahid himself says: 134 traditionalists are widely...facing the future Indonesia what should be done Abdurrahman Wahid said: Indonesians have to understand the meaning...
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journal articles on: Wahid Abdurrahman  - 76 results

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Indonesia's Foreign Policy under Abdurrahman Wahid: Radical or Status Quo State? [1]
Journal article by Anthony L. Smith; Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 22, 2000
Subjects: Indonesia--Political aspects, International relations--Analysis, Suharto--Influence, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Political activity
...Indonesias Foreign Policy under Abdurrahman Wahid: Radical or Status Quo State...ANTHONY L. SMITH When Abdurrahman Wahid first came to power in Indonesia...1999, and the emergence of Abdurrahman Wahid (or Gus Dur) as Indonesian...
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Abdurrahman Wahid. Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President: A View from the Inside
Journal article by Michael D. Barr; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 52, 2006
Subjects: Abdurrahman Wahid. Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President: A View from the Inside (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Abdurrahman Wahid. Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President...Inside. by Michael D. Barr Abdurrahman Wahid. Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President...emerges that in the course of studying Abdurrahman Wahid as a PhD student in the late 1980s...
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Anti-Party Reaction in Indonesia: Causes and Implications
Journal article by Paige Johnson Tan; Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 24, 2002
Subjects: Indonesia--Political aspects, Political parties, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Political activity
...Facing impeachment in 2001, Abdurrahman Wahid bemoaned that, all other avenues...he had been treated. (1) For Abdurrahman Wahid, it was not his performance...1999 and the impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001. Mitigating the parties...
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The Indonesian Islamic Debate on a Woman President
Journal article by Nelly Van Doorn-Harder; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 17, 2002
Subjects: Amien Rais--Political activity, Elections--International aspects, Megawati Sukarnoputri--Political activity, Presidential elections, Presidents (Government), Presidents--Elections, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Political activity, Women politicians--Political activity
...vice-president, had voted to oust Abdurrahman Wahid and install vice-president...fatwas. Before joining politics, Abdurrahman Wahid was chair of the NU, and Amien...cent). The PKB was guided by Abdurrahman Wahid, whom few expected to become...
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The Diaspora Church in Indonesia: Mangunwijaya on Nationalism, Humanism, and Catholic Praxis *
Journal article by Mujiburrahman; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 38, 2001
Subjects: Habibie, B. J.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jesus Christ--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Priests--Appreciation, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...major intellectuals, including Abdurrahman Wahid, a respected Muslim leader...February 11, 1999). (2.) Abdurrahman Wahid, "Peijalanan Romo yang Bijak...B. Mangunwijayas Life, in Abdurrahman Wahid et al., Mendidik Manusia Merdeka...
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magazine articles on: Wahid Abdurrahman  - 48 results

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Wahid Stews over Canberra
Magazine article by Cameron Cooper; Business Asia, Vol. 7, October 31, 1999
Subjects: International economic relations--Political aspects, International relations--Economic aspects, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Economic policy
Wahid stews over Canberra by Cameron...linger over new Indonesian leader Abdurrahman Wahids disposition towards Australia...speaking after a meeting with President Wahid, McCarthy said the new leader had...go forward in a measured way." Wahid was elected President by Indonesias...
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Wahid on the Wane
Magazine article; Business Asia, Vol. 8, July 2000
Subjects: Indonesia--Politics and government, Politicians--Moral and ethical aspects, Presidents--Political activity, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Political activity
...UPDATE The latest trends and controversies PRESIDENT ABDURRAHMAN Wahid once joked that Indonesians were mad to have elected...the worlds fourth-largest country. In mid-August, Wahid will give his first account to the Peoples Consultative...
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A Global Landscape of Digital Opportunities
Magazine article by Abdurrahman Wahid; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 9, September 2000
Subjects: Conflict management--International aspects, Indonesia--Economic policy, International economic relations--Indonesia, Politicians--Addresses, essays, lectures, United Nations--Relations with Indonesia, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Digital Opportunities by Abdurrahman Wahid The achievements and...excerpt is from a speech by Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic...York on September 8, 2000. Abdurrahman Wahid became president of the Republic...
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IT a Must for National Growth & Development
Magazine article by Abdurrahman Wahid; Presidents & Prime Ministers, Vol. 9, November 2000
Subjects: Developing countries--Science and technology policy, Indonesia--International trade, Information technology--Social aspects, International relations--Social aspects, Literacy--Social aspects, Poverty--Social aspects, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Interviews, Women--Economic aspects
...Growth Development by Abdurrahman Wahid What is information technologys...able to respect each other. Abdurrahman Wahid was born on August 4, 1940...These remarks were made by Abdurrahman Wahid, President of the Republic...
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Indonesia's Splintering
Magazine article by Joshua Kurlantzick; World and I, Vol. 16, July 2001
Subjects: Indonesia--Political aspects, Politics--Indonesia, Wahid, Abdurrahman--Behavior
...On a hot Southeast Asian day, Abdurrahman Wahid, the president of Indonesia, sat...his commitment to human rights. Wahid, who is essentially blind due to...welcome at the Thai university, Wahid was back home, facing separatist...
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newspaper articles on: Wahid Abdurrahman  - 63 results

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Wahid Defies Calls to Stand Down
Newspaper article; Sunday Business (London, England), February 4, 2001
Subjects: Wahid, Abdurrahman
...commanders expressed their support for Abdurrahman Wahid, the beleaguered Indonesian president...issued a memorandum of censure to Wahid on Thursday related to the findings...likely to be short-lived because Wahid is adamant that he will not step...
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Bring Those Behind East Timor Atrocities to Justice, Pleads Cook
Newspaper article by Bob Roberts; The Birmingham Post (England), February 2, 2000
Subjects: Cook, Robin, East Timor, Wahid, Abdurrahman
...meeting with Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. Mr Cook said both a UN and an...up our own minds." President Wahid was also expected to meet Mr Tony...the administration of President Wahid who has been in power for just...
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Portents of Doom for Trade Mission
Newspaper article; Sunday Business (London, England), February 11, 2001
Subjects: Indonesia, Wahid, Abdurrahman
...alliance between the president, Abdurrahman Wahid, and his deputy, Megawati Sukarnoputri...political party, called for "jihad" and Wahid had to travel to the heartland...after 15 months of leadership, Wahid has failed to create one. Enter...
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Indonesian Parliament Meets to Impeach President Wahid
Newspaper article by Ian Timberlake; The Washington Times, July 23, 2001
...legislature assembled today to impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid, pledging to act within hours to remove the nearly...Suharto, who ruled until 1998. Photos (A, color), A) Abdurrahman Wahid; B) Thousands of soldiers gathered outside the presidential...
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Parliament Moves toward Ousting Wahid
Newspaper article by Ian Timberlake; The Washington Times, May 31, 2001
Subjects: Indonesia
...session that will have the power to impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid, as security forces faced thousands of angry supporters...Truly, theres already been enough time for President Abdurrahman Wahid to carry out those improvements," said Sophan Sophian...
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encyclopedia articles on: Wahid Abdurrahman  - 4 results

 
 
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Wahid, Abdurrahman
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAHID, ABDURRAHMAN 1940 , Indonesian religious and political...state and rights for women and minorities, Wahid became head of Nahdlatul Ulama, a social-welfare...office. Megawati was elected to succeed Wahid as president. Wahid sought to run in the...
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Gus Dur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GUS DUR see Wahid, Abdurrahman . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Megawati Sukarnoputri
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...year; she was later chosen as vice president under Abdurrahman Wahid . Wahid encountered numerous problems as president of a resurgent...the parliament voted the following year to remove Wahid from office, she was chosen as president. She subsequently...
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Indonesia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1999, presidential elections, Abdurrahman Wahid , of the National Awakening party...rights and religious tolerance, Wahid moved to increase civilian control...implicated in two corruption scandals. Wahid, who had alienated Megawati and...


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