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Impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid
Abdurrahman Wahid's removal from power. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, was impeached and dismissed as the fourth president of Indonesia on 23 July 2001, after he issued a decree to dissolve the Indonesian legislature and suspend the Golkar party.
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In response to Wahid's actions, Megawati Sukarnoputri and the People's Consultative Assembly agreed to remove Wahid from office and Megawati took office as the new President.