The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 12/30/2009 11:03 PM
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday that he would lead the funeral of former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid or known as Gus Dur tomorrow in Jombang, East Java.
“I will be the inspector of the (funeral) ceremony. I have coordinated with leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) who will lead to bring the late body from his home to East Java,” the president said during a brief press conference.
Gus Dur, the fourth Indonesian president, died at 6:45 p.m after undergoing a tooth operation at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital in Central Jakarta.
For several years, Gus Dur had been suffering from complicated diseases, including diabetes and stroke.
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