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John Stanmeyer
Third Place, VII / TIME Magazine
"Indonesian President Impeached"

 

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Surrounded in barbed wire President Gus Dur, hides out in the Presidential Palace as impeachment hearings continue at the People's Legislative Assembly. On July 24, 2001, the People's Legislative Assembly (MPR) voted overwhelmingly to impeach Gus Dur ushering in Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri as President of Indonesia. Gus Dur served as Indonesia's 4th president for nearly 2 years of his 5 year term.
 
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