Radius Prawiro passes away at 77 in Germany<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Noted economist and former top minister Radius Prawiro passed
\naway on Thursday in Munchen, Germany, after days of medical
\ntreatment after he suffered a heart attack. He was 77.<\/p>\n
News of his death was confirmed by employees at Radius' office
\nin Jakarta, and by Soeharto, a security guard at the residence of
\nRadius' third son Tri Putra Yusni Prawiro.<\/p>\n
Radius is survived by his wife Leoni Supit, four children and
\nseveral grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Radius went to Munchen with his wife on May 20 to receive
\nmedical treatment for his heart condition.<\/p>\n
Born on June 29, 1928 in Yogyakarta, Radius was known as one
\nof former president Soeharto's closest aides, and was assigned to
\nlead various government departments during the 32-year New Order
\nregime.<\/p>\n
Radius, the eldest of 11, attended the University of Indonesia
\nto study economics, and later pursued higher study at the
\nNederlandsche Economische Hogeschool in Rotterdam in 1953.<\/p>\n
In mid 1965, Radius, who had been active in a number of civil
\norganizations, was appointed as Supreme Audit Agency deputy head.<\/p>\n
Since 1966, he was entrusted with various leading positions in
\nseveral state institutions, including as governor of Bank
\nIndonesia in 1966, minister of trade from 1973 to 1983, minister
\nof finance from 1983 to 1988, and as chief minister of economic
\naffairs until 1993, before he eventually retired.<\/p>\n
He was also a governor of the International Monetary Fund and
\na deputy governor of the Asian Development Bank for Indonesia
\nfrom 1967 to 1971, and head of the World Bank's board of
\ngovernors from 1971 to 1973.<\/p>\n
Due to his expertise and skill, Radius was again selected as a
\nteam member to negotiate foreign debt rescheduling for Indonesia
\nin 1998.<\/p>",
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