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| Tsunami survivor begins task as Aceh’s leader |
| Prangtip Daorueng | Feb 8, 07 5:22pm |
Will Aceh be another failed state like East Timor? Not if Irwandi Yusuf, the troubled province’s new governor, has his way. Irwandi, a rebel-turned-politician, was sworn in today as Aceh’s first directly-elected governor, a post which he won two months ago.
 His coming to power put an end to the three-decade-old secessionist war in which many lives were lost in the resource-rich province of Indonesia.
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Splits within GAM |
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Tensions with Jakarta |
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