George Junus Aditjondro (27 May 1946–10 December 2016) was an

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sociologist.

Life and career

Aditjondro was born in Pekalongan,

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and began his career as a journalist for Tempo Magazine. From 1994 to 1995, he became widely known as a critic of President

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's government over corruption and East Timor. He left Indonesia for

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for seven years and was banned by Soeharto’s regime in March 1998. He became a sociology lecturer at the University of Newcastle. Previously, he taught at the

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in Indonesia. On his return from Australia, he wrote several controversial books. In December 2009, during the launch of his book ''Dismantling Cikeas Octopus'', Aditjondro was accused of assault against , a member of parliament from the

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. Ex-president of Indonesia

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expressed his concerns regarding the contents of the book. Soon, the book was taken off the shelves across the nation.

Death

Aditjondro died of stroke at the age of 70 in Palu,

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in 2016.

References

External links

"Chopping the global tentacles of the Suharto Oligarchy
" Dr. George J. Aditjondro.

George J. Aditjondro, ''The Washington Post,'' Sunday, January 25, 1998; Page C01.

'' KOMPAS'', 15 April 2006
"Aditjondro Gugat Kedubes Thailand"
''

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'', 12 November 2006

"Sisi Lain George Aditjondro", August 31, 2006
George Junus Aditjondro: Standing by the Marginalized
by Alpha Amirrachman, The Jakarta Post, January 9, 2007

The Jakarta Post, December 30, 2009

The Jakarta Post, January 5, 2010

The Jakarta Post, January 8, 2010

The Jakarta Post, February 7, 2012
"George Aditjondro si kera yang berteriak kera"
May 25, 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Aditjondro, George Junus 1946 births 2016 deaths Writers from Central Java Indonesian Christians Indonesian sociologists Indonesian writers Indonesian people of Chinese descent People from Pekalongan Indonesian anthropologists Academic staff of Satya Wacana Christian University