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Indonesian Legislators Back Impeachment of President Wahid

HeadlineMay 30, 2001

This news from Indonesia. Security forces pushed back thousands of supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid besieging the gates of parliament today as legislators inside gave overwhelming support to impeachment of the Indonesian leader. Passage of the measure, which would set the stage for Wahid’s possible removal by August, became a certainty when the two largest parties in parliament backed impeaching him for mismanagement. A vote is expected later today. At the gates of the heavily guarded Legislature, 6,000 Wahid supporters, many carrying sticks and knives, demanded parliament be dissolved. They were confronted by thousands of troops backed by armored vehicles and tanks.

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