Education
Born on August 23, 1963, Thukul attended junior high school but left middle school in 1982 due to his family"s financial constraints.
Born on August 23, 1963, Thukul attended junior high school but left middle school in 1982 due to his family"s financial constraints.
His work is political, often critical of the Indonesian government and the social conditions of the country. He has been missing since 1998. Early jobs included newspaper-seller, ticket-scalper, and finisher in a furniture shop.
As well as being a poet, Thukul was also a musician and also accompanied a theatre group, Theater Jagat, around Solo.
In 1988, Thukul married Dyah Sujirah. They had two children.
Together they founded an arts group called Sanggar Suka Banjir (Frequent Flooding Studio). In a worker demonstration in 1995, Thukul was struck in the eye by a rifle butt, causing permanent damage to his sight.
In April of that year he was seen in a demonstration in Tangerang but has not been seen since.
lieutenant is suspected that he was one of many anti-government protesters abducted by government forces during the anti-Suharto demonstrations.
Thukul helped organise workers demonstrations and was a member of Partai Rakyat Demokrasi (People"s Democratic Party).