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Interview with former Indonesian president

(25 Jul 2001) 1. Wide shot reporter 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdurrahman Wahid, Former Indonesian president 3. Wide shot interview STORYLINE: Telling family and friends that stress could trigger a third and fatal stroke, ousted Indonesian head of state Abdurrahman Wahid is preparing to vacate the presidential palace in Jakarta and travel to the United States for medical treatment. The national assembly dismissed Wahid on Monday. Until now, he has refused to leave the white-columned mansion, protesting that his removal from office was unconstitutional and that he is still the legal head of state of the world's fourth-most populous nation. But on Wednesday his doctors convinced him to pack his bags. Aides and relatives said disappointment and anger had affected Wahid's fragile health. The trip to the U-S will give Wahid a face-saving exit after Monday's humiliation when the assembly replaced him in a unanimous vote by his deputy, Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno. Wahid, 61, tried to block Monday's impeachment ballot by declaring emergency rule. But that failed when the military refused to obey his order to suspend the legislature. Wahid is nearly blind and has had two strokes in recent years. He suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes and cannot walk unaided. His brother and personal physician, Umar Wahid, said the former president would undergo a physical examination at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...