Willy Lasut Explained

Willy Lasut
Order1:Governor of North Sulawesi
President1:Suharto
Term Start1:June 21, 1978
Term End1:October 20, 1979
Predecessor1:Hein Victor Worang
Successor1:Erman Hari Rustaman
Birth Date:28 January 1926
Birth Place:Tondano, Minahasa, Dutch East-Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Allegiance: Indonesia
Rank:Major General
Branch: Indonesian Army

Willy Ghayus Alexander Lasut (28 January 1926[1] – 4 April 2003) was a military officer and governor of North Sulawesi. His tenure as Governor of North Sulawesi was abruptly terminated after only 16 months in office.[2] No official explanation was given, but during his time as governor, many of his actions were deemed disloyal to the central government.[3] He enacted a plan that raised the price of the local commodity of cloves to 17.500 Rupiah.[4] This greatly increased the livelihoods of local producers, but angered those outside of the province who were receiving "dividends" from clove sales. Lasut refused to resign and protested his dismissal by not attending the swearing in of his replacement.[5] Lasut died on 4 April 2003 and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery in Jakarta.[6]

Lasut's brother, Arie Lasut, is a National Hero who was killed during the Indonesian National Revolution. His great-grandson is Dougy Mandagi of the Australian indie rock band The Temper Trap and wrote the sleeper hit Sweet Disposition

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bachtiar, Harsya . 1988 . Siapa Dia?: Perwira Tinggi Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) . Who are They? High Ranking Officers of the Army of the Indonesian National Armed Forces . Jakarta . Djambatan .
  2. Jenkins, David . The Broom that Swept Too Clean . Far Eastern Economic Review . November 9, 1979 .
  3. Book: Bunte . Marco . Ufen . Andreas. 2008 . Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia. Routledge .
  4. Book: Topatimasang . Roem . EA . Puthut . Ary . Hasriadi . 2010 . KRETEK: Kajian Ekonomi & Budaya 4 Kota . CLOVES: A Economic and Cultural Study of Four Cities . id . Indonesia Berdikari dan Spasimedia .
  5. . Peluk Cium Buat yang Pergi . A Hug and a Kiss for the One Leaving . id. TEMPO . October 27, 1979 .
  6. Web site: Daftar Makam Tahun 2002 - 2004 . List of Graves 2002 - 2004 . Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Indonesia . Pahlawan Center . 27 December 2017.