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Indonesian people have to regain power, regain control over their own country. And that will never come without a struggle.

Andre Vltchek

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Andre Vltchek
Age: 57 †
Born: 1963
Born: January 1
Died: 2020
Died: September 22
Journalist
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Photographer
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St. Petersburg
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