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Abdurrahman Wahid

4th President of the Republic of Indonesia (1940–2009)

  • Fame63.4
  • Momentum10.5
  • Indonesia rank#97
Source-basedRising
  • Fame63.4
  • Momentum10.5
  • Indonesia rank#97
  • Wikipedia23.2K
Lived 1940–2009, aged 69Indonesia
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  • Wikipedia
    68 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Indonesia
    #97
    Politicians
  • Era
    1940–2009
    Aged 69
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

He led Indonesia for just two years before being ousted, but Gus Dur left a mark few presidents manage: lifting the ban on Chinese New Year, making Confucianism an official religion, and becoming the first leader with Chinese ancestry to hold the office. The blind cleric turned politician remains "Father of Pluralism" in a country still working out what that

Biography

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Born 7 September 1940 as the son of a minister and grandson of the man who founded Nahdlatul Ulama, Abdurrahman Wahid grew up inside Indonesia's largest Islamic organization. Glaucoma cost him sight in his left eye and most of his right, but he rose to lead Nahdlatul Ulama for years before founding the National Awakening Party in 1998. Elected Indonesia's fourth president in 1999, he used his brief tenure to undo Suharto-era restrictions: Presidential Decree No. 6 annulled the 1967 ban that had confined Chinese New Year celebrations to community centers, and he established Confucianism as the…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Abdurrahman Wahid

Abdurrahman Wahid
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There is no power worth defending by bloodshed of the people.
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On being appointed president: "This is an ideal team. The president can't see and the vice president can't talk.
Abdurrahman Wahid
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You don't realise that losing the presidency for me is nothing ... I regret more the fact that I lost 27 recordings of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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Fame
Rising
63.4
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum10.5
Historical24.8
Now attention13.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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Country rank
#97
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence