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Former first lady Ani Yudhoyono to be laid to rest at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

The body will be transported to Indonesia on a Hercules plane at 7 a.m. local time.  

Dyaning Pangestika (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Sat, June 1, 2019

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Former first lady Ani Yudhoyono to be laid to rest at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery Voting matters: Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accompanies his wife, Ani Yudhoyono, who cast her ballot while on her treatment bed at the National University Hospital in Singapore on Sunday. (Courtesy of Anung Anindito /-)

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he body of first lady Kristiani Herrawati, or also known as Ani Yudhoyono, will be flown to Indonesia on Sunday morning, according to former National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Hatta Rajasa.

“As for now, her body will be laid out at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, where we will conduct a proper Islamic funeral for her,” he said through a written statement on Saturday.

Read also: Former first lady Ani Yudhoyono passes away at 67

Hatta also stated that the body would be transported to Indonesia on a Hercules plane at 7 a.m. local time.  The Yudhoyono family will organize another funeral for her at their Cikeas home. Ani will be buried at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta.

“I would like to extend my thanks to all Indonesians who had been praying for her health, as well as to her relatives and friends who visited her in the hospital. Please pray for the family so they can get through this difficult time,” Hatta said. 

Ani died at 67 years old in Singapore at 11:50 a.m. local time on Saturday after battling blood cancer since February. She is survived by her husband, former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, two sons, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. (swd)

 

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