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One Foreigner's Appreciation of Gus Dur

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Philip Bowring
Jan 04, 2010
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Symbolism matters. By most measures Abdurrahman Wahid – known universally as Gus Dur – was a disaster as Indonesia's president. Even Megawati's years of doing nothing appear an achievement in comparison with Gus Dur's chaotic 21 months in power as Indonesia's fourth leader.

Yet is it possible to argue that the almost blind head of the Nahdlatul Ulama, wh…

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