Piet Alexander Tallo (27 April 1942 – 25 April 2009) was an Indonesian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was governor of

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...

in 1998–2008. Because he was seriously ill since 2007, the governor often handed tasks over to his vice governor,

Frans Lebu Raya Frans Lebu Raya (18 May 1960 – 19 December 2021) was an Indonesian politician who was the 8th Governor of East Nusa Tenggara between 2008 and 2018. Early life Raya was born on 18 May 1960 in Watoone village, a small village located on the i ...

, who was elected as governor through the election in 2008. He received a law degree from the

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...

in 1970. Tallo also served as regent of

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in 1983–1993. Tallo died from an acute

asthma Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, cou ...

attack on 25 April 2009.

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*http://www.pemda-ntt.go.id/PimpWilayah *https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141644/http://kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0601/06/daerah/2343511.htm 1942 births 2009 deaths Governors of East Nusa Tenggara Deaths from asthma People from East Nusa Tenggara Gadjah Mada University alumni {{Indonesia-stub