- Sandyawan Sumardi
Sandyawan Sumardi is a
Jesuit priest, closely linked tohumanitarian activities inIndonesia after theIndonesian 1998 Revolution .Early life
Son of Andreas Sumardi (a retired police lieutenant) and Suzana, he was born in Janeponto,
South Sulawesi , as the youngest son of the family that depended on his father's modest salary. Following his father, Kuncoro, as Sandyawan was called during his childhood, was raised in different places, fromUjung Pandang (Provincial capital of South Sulawesi, now calledMakassar ) to Banjarnegara (where he finished the elementary school), to Bantul andMagelang (where he entered the seminary school of his own choice), and then, finally, he entered the seminary school inYogyakarta . Since a very early age and especially during his period of study, Sandyawan developed an aspiration and life-mission to help the poor and others who were less fortunate.Humanitarian work
In Indonesia his figure has become the focus of attention since the incident of 27 July 1996. While doing this he and his team continuously were hindered, mainly by those holding political/military power. Sandyawan's Independent Fact Finding Team, which intends to support those who become victims of brutal violence, mutilation and rape during the May 1998 riot, constantly have to face daily terrors and risk their lives.
See also
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Indonesian 1998 Revolution
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