Willy Lasut
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Willy Lasut | |
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| 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 |
| Died | April 4, 2003 (aged 77) |
| 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