Abdurrahman Wahid
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Abdurrahman Wahid, more colloquially known as Gus Dur, was an Indonesian politician and Islamic religious leader who served as the fourth president of Indonesia, from his election in 1999 until he was
Official portrait, 1999
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Abdurrahman Wahid standing between his mother and father, and behind his siblings and a friend of the family, circa 1952
Abdurrahman Wahid as a young man, ca. 1960s
B. J. Habibie
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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months after his inauguratio
Abdurrahman Wahid
…the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia or ICMI). This organization was backed by Suharto, chaired by BJ Habibie and included Muslim intellectuals such as Amien Rais and Nurcholish Madjid as its members. In June 1991, Suharto also performed the Hajj pilgrimage for…
Official portrait, 1998
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Portrait photo of Habibie during his younger years
Habibie's official portrait as state minister of research and technology