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Gus Dur: see Wahid, Abdurrahman 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, ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A prominent feature of the conference will be a dialogue among three Nobel Peace Prize laureates and Gus Dur, the former President of Indonesia and leader of the country's largest Moslem party, on ways to promote peace. Gus Dur, as he is popularly known, still is smarting over having been forced out of office and knows that, when feelings in Indonesia over Israel's treatment of the Palestinians are running high, it would be embarrassing for the government to send in the police to curb anti-Peres protests. Restoring Indonesia's economic health is one of the two highest priorities of its new president, familiarly known as Gus Dur. |
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