Word: taufik
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...scholar, fluent in five languages, Wahid descends from a line of Javanese holy men, and it is difficult to convince him that he is not infallible. Ever since Wahid became the country's first democratically elected President in three decades, he has shown a knack for picking fights. Says Taufik Abdullah, an expert on Indonesian history: "He has been making enemies from Day One, and I don't think it had to be this way." First, Wahid jeeringly referred to parliament as a "kindergarten"?and never apologized. Months later, he removed several ministers belonging to the three largest parties...