11 April, 2011. Agus Alue Alua was born on 13 September 1962. He studied at the Catholic secondary school Dok V, Jayapura and later worked as a teacher, then spent three years studying at the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium. From 1997, he took part in discussions within Catholic circles about the need to wage a struggle for the rights of
Berikut ini adalah lirik lengkapnya. Lirik Lagu Tanah Airku. Tanah airku tidak kulupakan Kan terkenang selama hidupku Biarpun saya pergi jauh Tidak kan hilang dari kalbu Tanahku yang kucintai Engkau kuhargai. Walaupun banyak negeri kujalani Yang masyhur permai dikata orang Tetapi kampung dan rumahku Di sanalah kurasa senang Tanahku tak kulupakan Amazingly, since 1963 ‘Hai tanahku Papua’ is the national anthem, be it unofficial, of West Papua. The anthem is currently a prominent symbol of independence activists, including Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement). Use of the anthem within the province is prohibited by the government of the Republic of Indonesia. In West Papua province’s capital of Manokwari, protesters burned the parliamentary building and local stores, according to police and images obtained by Al Jazeera. A building previously occupied by West Papua Provincial Governor Dominggus Mandacan was also burned, Indonesia’s national police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo, told Al Jazeera.