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'''John Wattilete''' (born ''Johannes Gerardus (John) Wattilete'' <ref>[https://www.tribunnews.com/internasional/2010/10/06/inilah-sosok-john-wattilete-yang-membidik-presiden-sby Tribun News: Inilah Sosok John Wattilete yang Membidik Presiden SBY]{{In lang|id}}</ref> in [[Bemmel]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]] in 1955) is the fifth and incumbent [[government in exile|president in exile]] of the [[Republic of South Maluku]] (or South Moluccas, {{lang-id|Republik Maluku Selatan}}, RMS) starting 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030107185457/http://www.groene.nl/2000/0027/jb_molukken.html ''De Groene Amsterdammer'': «We dachten dat ons isolement voorbij was» - RMS-premier John Wattilete roept Nederland op zich in te zetten voor een humanitaire interventie op de Molukken (archive)] {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>[https://dunia.tempo.co/read/764913/presiden-rms-biarkan-rakyat-maluku-menentukan-nasib-sendiri/full&view=ok Tempo: Presiden RMS: Biarkan Rakyat Maluku Menentukan Nasib Sendiri] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He was preceded by [[Frans Tutuhatunewa]].<ref name="Obituary">[http://nos.nl/artikel/2139554-molukse-leider-frans-tutuhatunewa-overleden.html Frans Tutuhatunewa's obituary] {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Setiawan | first = Kodrat | title = Republik Maluku Selatan Bersedia Menerima Otonomi | url = http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/politik/2009/08/17/brk,20090817-192951,id.html | work = [[Tempo magazine (Indonesia)|Tempo]] | date = 17 August 2009 | language = Indonesian | accessdate = 1 February 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090820070550/http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/politik/2009/08/17/brk,20090817-192951,id.html | archivedate = 20 August 2009 }}</ref> |
'''John Wattilete''' (born ''Johannes Gerardus (John) Wattilete'' <ref>[https://www.tribunnews.com/internasional/2010/10/06/inilah-sosok-john-wattilete-yang-membidik-presiden-sby Tribun News: Inilah Sosok John Wattilete yang Membidik Presiden SBY]{{In lang|id}}</ref> in [[Bemmel]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]] in 1955) is the fifth and incumbent [[government in exile|president in exile]] of the [[Republic of South Maluku]] (or South Moluccas, {{lang-id|Republik Maluku Selatan}}, RMS) starting 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030107185457/http://www.groene.nl/2000/0027/jb_molukken.html ''De Groene Amsterdammer'': «We dachten dat ons isolement voorbij was» - RMS-premier John Wattilete roept Nederland op zich in te zetten voor een humanitaire interventie op de Molukken (archive)] {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>[https://dunia.tempo.co/read/764913/presiden-rms-biarkan-rakyat-maluku-menentukan-nasib-sendiri/full&view=ok Tempo: Presiden RMS: Biarkan Rakyat Maluku Menentukan Nasib Sendiri] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He was preceded by [[Frans Tutuhatunewa]].<ref name="Obituary">[http://nos.nl/artikel/2139554-molukse-leider-frans-tutuhatunewa-overleden.html Frans Tutuhatunewa's obituary] {{in lang|nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Setiawan | first = Kodrat | title = Republik Maluku Selatan Bersedia Menerima Otonomi | url = http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/politik/2009/08/17/brk,20090817-192951,id.html | work = [[Tempo magazine (Indonesia)|Tempo]] | date = 17 August 2009 | language = Indonesian | accessdate = 1 February 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090820070550/http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/politik/2009/08/17/brk,20090817-192951,id.html | archivedate = 20 August 2009 }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Wattilete was born in the Netherlands of a South Moluccan father and a Dutch mother. He grew up in Bemmel and studied law in the Catholic University of Nijmegen (now renamed [[Radboud University Nijmegen]]). He graduated in 1983 and became a lawyer in the Amsterdam law firm Wattilete Advocaten. |
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He was involved in the Moluccan youth movement ''Collectief '91'', which found the policies of the Republic of South Maluku in exile (RMS) government too soft. At their first meeting, then-exile president [[Johan Manusama]] unexpectedly entered to hear their criticisms. Shortly thereafter, John Wattilete became his executive. |
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From 1995, he managed the General Affairs position within the RMS cabinet in exile. In 1999 he travelled to Indonesia twice with Reverend Otto Matulessy as an RMS delegate. They met Indonesian president [[B. J. Habibie]] and then with his successor [[Abdurrahman Wahid]]. During that period, there were great tensions in the South Moluccas between the Christians and Muslim populations of the region and as a result of the civil strife, there were many people killed and injured on both sides. The then RMS president [[Frans Tutuhatunewa]] was not so happy with these delegations spearheaded by Wattilete and Matulessy. In retrospect, the more pragmatic Wattilete also admits that the conversations were futile and led to nothing. |
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Around 2003, Wattilete succeeded Pieter Thenu as Prime Minister / Vice President of the RMS. In April 2009, it was announced that President Tutuhatunewa would retire soon and that Wattilete would be a possible successor of the now 85-year-old president Tutuhatunewa. Wattilete became president of the RMS in April 2010. |
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John Wattilete (born Johannes Gerardus (John) Wattilete [1] in Bemmel, Gelderland, Netherlands in 1955) is the fifth and incumbent president in exile of the Republic of South Maluku (or South Moluccas, Indonesian: Republik Maluku Selatan, RMS) starting 2010.[2][3] He was preceded by Frans Tutuhatunewa.[4][5]
Biography
Wattilete was born in the Netherlands of a South Moluccan father and a Dutch mother. He grew up in Bemmel and studied law in the Catholic University of Nijmegen (now renamed Radboud University Nijmegen). He graduated in 1983 and became a lawyer in the Amsterdam law firm Wattilete Advocaten.
He was involved in the Moluccan youth movement Collectief '91, which found the policies of the Republic of South Maluku in exile (RMS) government too soft. At their first meeting, then-exile president Johan Manusama unexpectedly entered to hear their criticisms. Shortly thereafter, John Wattilete became his executive.
From 1995, he managed the General Affairs position within the RMS cabinet in exile. In 1999 he travelled to Indonesia twice with Reverend Otto Matulessy as an RMS delegate. They met Indonesian president B. J. Habibie and then with his successor Abdurrahman Wahid. During that period, there were great tensions in the South Moluccas between the Christians and Muslim populations of the region and as a result of the civil strife, there were many people killed and injured on both sides. The then RMS president Frans Tutuhatunewa was not so happy with these delegations spearheaded by Wattilete and Matulessy. In retrospect, the more pragmatic Wattilete also admits that the conversations were futile and led to nothing.
Around 2003, Wattilete succeeded Pieter Thenu as Prime Minister / Vice President of the RMS. In April 2009, it was announced that President Tutuhatunewa would retire soon and that Wattilete would be a possible successor of the now 85-year-old president Tutuhatunewa. Wattilete became president of the RMS in April 2010.
References
- ^ Tribun News: Inilah Sosok John Wattilete yang Membidik Presiden SBY(in Indonesian)
- ^ De Groene Amsterdammer: «We dachten dat ons isolement voorbij was» - RMS-premier John Wattilete roept Nederland op zich in te zetten voor een humanitaire interventie op de Molukken (archive) (in Dutch)
- ^ Tempo: Presiden RMS: Biarkan Rakyat Maluku Menentukan Nasib Sendiri (in Dutch)
- ^ Frans Tutuhatunewa's obituary (in Dutch)
- ^ Setiawan, Kodrat (17 August 2009). "Republik Maluku Selatan Bersedia Menerima Otonomi". Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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