Back Abdurrahman Wahid Afrikaans عبد الرحمن وحيد Arabic عبد الرحمن وحيد ARZ Abdurrahman Wahid AST Əbdürrəhman Vahid Azerbaijani Abdurrahman Wahid BAN Абдурахман Вахід Byelorussian Абдурахман Вахід BE-X-OLD Абдураман Уахид Bulgarian Abdurrahman Wahid BJN
Abdurrahman Wahid | |
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 Wahid at the World Economic Forum in 2000 | |
| 4th President of Indonesia | |
| In office 20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001 | |
| Vice President | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Preceded by | B. J. Habibie |
| Succeeded by | Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdurrahman ad-Dakhil 7 September 1940 Jombang, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 30 December 2009 (aged 69) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Cause of death | coronary artery and kidney disease and diabetes |
| Resting place | Jombang, East Java, Indonesia 7°36′26″S 112°14′17″E / 7.607243°S 112.237986°E |
| Political party | National Awakening Party |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Alissa Qotrunnada Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh Anita Hayatunnufus Inayah Wulandari |
| Parents | Wahid Hasyim Siti Sholehah |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University (Islamic studies 1967) University of Baghdad |
| Profession | Religious leader (Kyai), Politician |
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| Website | www |
KH Abdurrahman Wahid (September 7, 1940 — December 30, 2009),[1] called Gus Dur,[2] was the president of Indonesia from October 20, 1999 to July 23, 2001. He was the first elected president after the end of the Suharto government. He was removed from office in 2001 on charges of being corrupt.[1]
He was buried in Jombang, East Java, where a crowd of about 5,000 people went to the funeral. He had been very ill for a long time and was blind.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ex-Indonesia leader Abdurrahman Wahid mourned". BBC News. December 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ "Obituary: Abdurrahman Wahid". BBC News. December 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.