Indonesian Muslim clerics prepare the body of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) before his funeral in Jombang, Indonesia's East province Java December 31, 2009. Wahid, a Muslim cleric who served as the country's fourth president after years in opposition to strongman President Suharto, died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 69. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Indonesian Muslim clerics prepare the body of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) before his funeral in Jombang, Indonesia's East province Java December 31, 2009. Wahid, a Muslim cleric who served as the country's fourth president after years in opposition to strongman President Suharto, died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 69.

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  1. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Indonesian Muslims pray around the coffin of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) as clerics prepare the body ahead of the funeral on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  2. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Indonesian Muslim clerics prepare the body of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) before his funeral on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  3. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Indonesian Muslim clerics prepare the body of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) before his funeral on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  4. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Supporters gather around Abdurrahman Wahid's grave during the State funeral of former Indonesia president Abdurrahman Wahid in his East Java hometown on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  5. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Zannuba Ariffah (C) also known as Yenny Wahid, daughter of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, attends his funeral in his East Java hometown on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  6. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: A man reads a newspaper featuring a headline on Abdurrahman Wahid's death during the State funeral for former Indonesia president Abdurrahman Wahid in his East Java hometown on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  7. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: Supporters sit on a roof to look at the funeral of former Indonesia president Abdurrahman Wahid in his East Java hometown on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  8. JOMBANG, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 31: A supporter walks through flower bouquets at the State funeral of former Indonesia president Abdurrahman Wahid in his East Java hometown on December 31, 2009 in Jombang, Indonesia. The former Islamic and democratic reformer ruled from 1999 to 2001 following the 30 year rule of dictator Soeharto. The 69-year old died last night of complications from heart and kidney disorders following a long illness.
  9. An ethnic Chinese man is mobbed by beggars for small amounts of money as he leaves after praying during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown area of Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto's regime.
  10. Government officials hand out money donated by worshippers for the poor during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto regime.
  11. Worshippers pray during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto regime.
  12. A worker burns large incense sticks during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto regime.
  13. Beggars look on as a government official hands out money donated by worshippers for the poor during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown area of Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto's regime.
  14. Ethnic Chinese women pray during the celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger at a temple in the Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto regime.
  15. Worshippers pray during the Lunar New Year celebration at a temple in the Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Indonesians of Chinese descent flocked to temples across the world's most populous Muslim nation Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a holiday that was once banned under the 32-year dictatorship of Suharto regime.
  16. Indonesian Muslims raise their hands as they pray for former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) during his funeral inside a mosque in Jombang, Indonesia's East province Java December 31, 2009. Wahid, a Muslim cleric who served as the country's fourth president after years in opposition to strongman President Suharto, died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 69.

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