Willy Lasut

Willy Lasut
Willy Lasut
Governor of North Sulawesi
	In office; June 21, 1978 – October 20, 1979
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Hein Victor Worang
Succeeded by	Erman Hari Rustaman
Personal details
Born	January 28, 1926; Tondano, Minahasa, Dutch East-Indies
Died	April 4, 2003 (aged 77); Jakarta, Indonesia
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Rank	Major General

Willy Ghayus Alexander Lasut (28 January 1926[1]^: 175 - 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]^: 28 No official explanation was given, but during his time as governor, many of his actions were deemed disloyal to the central government.[3]^: 126 He enacted a plan that raised the price of the local commodity of cloves to 17.500 Rupiah.[4]^: 50 This greatly increased the livelihoods of local producers, but angered those outside of the province who were receiving "dividends" from clove sales.[2]^: 29 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

References

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.
Jenkins, David (November 9, 1979). "The Broom that Swept Too Clean". Far Eastern Economic Review.
Bunte, Marco; Ufen, Andreas (2008). Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia. Routledge.
Topatimasang, Roem; EA, Puthut; Ary, Hasriadi (2010). KRETEK: Kajian Ekonomi & Budaya 4 Kota [CLOVES: A Economic and Cultural Study of Four Cities] (in Indonesian). Indonesia Berdikari dan Spasimedia.
"Peluk Cium Buat yang Pergi" [A Hug and a Kiss for the One Leaving]. TEMPO (in Indonesian). October 27, 1979.
"Daftar Makam Tahun 2002 - 2004" [List of Graves 2002 - 2004]. Pahlawan Center. Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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[bachtiar-1] 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.

[feer-2] Jenkins, David (November 9, 1979). "The Broom that Swept Too Clean". Far Eastern Economic Review.

[bunte-3] Bunte, Marco; Ufen, Andreas (2008). Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia. Routledge.

[topatimasang-4] Topatimasang, Roem; EA, Puthut; Ary, Hasriadi (2010). KRETEK: Kajian Ekonomi & Budaya 4 Kota [CLOVES: A Economic and Cultural Study of Four Cities] (in Indonesian). Indonesia Berdikari dan Spasimedia.

[tempo-5] "Peluk Cium Buat yang Pergi" [A Hug and a Kiss for the One Leaving]. TEMPO (in Indonesian). October 27, 1979.

[pahlawancenter-6] "Daftar Makam Tahun 2002 - 2004" [List of Graves 2002 - 2004]. Pahlawan Center. Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.