JAKARTA: Former Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, who allowed democratic reforms and an independence referendum for Timor Leste following the ouster of dictator Suharto, was buried in a state funeral with full military honours.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Jakarta yesterday to watch the motorcade carrying the body of Indonesia’s third president to the Kalibata heroes’ cemetery.
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