Willy Lasut
Willy Ghayus Alexander Lasut (28 January 1926[1]:175 - 4 April 2003) was a military officer and governor of North Sulawesi. His tenure as Governor of North Sulawesi was abruptly terminated after only 16 months in office.[2]:28 No official explanation was given, but during his time as governor, many of his actions were deemed disloyal to the central government.[3]:126 He enacted a plan that raised the price of the local commodity of cloves to 17.500 Rupiah.[4]:50 This greatly increased the livelihoods of local producers, but angered those outside of the province who were receiving "dividends" from clove sales.[2]:29 Lasut refused to resign and protested his dismissal by not attending the swearing in of his replacement.[5] Lasut died on 4 April 2003 and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta.[6]
Willy Lasut | |
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Governor of North Sulawesi | |
In office June 21, 1978 – October 20, 1979 | |
President | Suharto |
Preceded by | Hein Victor Worang |
Succeeded by | Erman Hari Rustaman |
Personal details | |
Born | Tondano, Minahasa, Dutch East-Indies | January 28, 1926
Died | Jakarta, Indonesia | April 4, 2003
Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesia |
Branch/service | Indonesian Army |
Rank | Major General |
Lasut's brother, Arie Lasut, is a National Hero who was killed during the Indonesian National Revolution.His great-grandson is Dougy Mandagi of the Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap and wrote the sleeper hit Sweet Disposition
References
- Bachtiar, Harsya (1988). Siapa Dia?: Perwira Tinggi Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) [Who are They? High Ranking Officers of the Army of the Indonesian National Armed Forces]. Jakarta: Djambatan.
- Jenkins, David (November 9, 1979). "The Broom that Swept Too Clean". Far Eastern Economic Review.
- Bunte, Marco; Ufen, Andreas (2008). Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia. Routledge.
- Topatimasang, Roem; EA, Puthut; Ary, Hasriadi (2010). KRETEK: Kajian Ekonomi & Budaya 4 Kota [CLOVES: A Economic and Cultural Study of Four Cities] (in Indonesian). Indonesia Berdikari dan Spasimedia.
- "Peluk Cium Buat yang Pergi" [A Hug and a Kiss for the One Leaving]. TEMPO (in Indonesian). October 27, 1979.
- "Daftar Makam Tahun 2002 - 2004" [List of Graves 2002 - 2004]. Pahlawan Center. Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.