Johannes "John" Rudolf Gerzon Djopari (1 September 195020 April 2013) was an Indonesian author and politician who served as the Vice Governor of Papua from 1998 until 2000 and the Indonesian Ambassador to

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

from 2002 until 2006.

Biography

Djopari was born in Weinami, Geelvinkbaai,

Netherlands New Guinea Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea ( nl, Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea, id, Nugini Belanda) was the western half of the island of New Guinea that was a part of the Dutch East Indies until 1949, later an overseas territory of the Kingdo ...

, on 1 September 1950. Djopari became the chief of subdistrict (''camat'') of Kurina from 1974 until 1978 and Wamena from 1978 until 1979. Djopari then enrolled on a postgraduate study at the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia ( id, Universitas Indonesia, abbreviated as UI) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dut ...

, and taught in the Institute for Internal Affairs Government (''Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri'') as a lecturer after his graduation. In 1982, he was appointed by Busiri Suryowinoto as part of a team that gives written advices to Busiri about the province's split. In 1993, Djopari wrote a book, ''Pemberontakan Organisasi Papua Merdeka'' ("The Rebellion of the Free Papua Movement"). The book was the second full study on the

Free Papua Movement "Free Papua Movement" ( id, Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM, tpi, Fri Wes Papua Grup) is an umbrella term for the independence movement established during 1965 in the West Papuan or West New Guinea territory which is currently being administrat ...

to appear in Indonesia. Although the book incorporates materials from the official book published by the Indonesian Army, it was banned by the Indonesian government. The ban was due to President

Suharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

's policy to ban any discussion about the Free Papua Movement. Djopari was appointed as the Vice Governor of Papua in 1998, replacing Basyir Bachtiar. He was replaced by Konstant Karma in 2000. Djopari later became the Indonesian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea on 30 September 2002. He was replaced by Bom Soerjanto on 18 October 2006. Djopari died at the Mitra Cibubur Hospital in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

at 11:10 on 20 April 2013.

References

{{Authority control 1950 births 2013 deaths Indonesian politicians Indonesian diplomats Ambassadors of Indonesia to Papua New Guinea Vice Governors of Irian Jaya