Anies Baswedan Was Removed From The Position Of Minister Of Education And Culture In Today's Memory, 27 July 2016

Anies Baswedan, who served as Minister of Education and Culture from 2014-2016. (Facebook Anies Baswedan)

JAKARTA Memories of today, seven years ago, 27 July 2016. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), removed Anies Baswedan from his position as Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud). The removal is considered full of political interests.

Anies was later replaced by Muhadjir Effendy. Previously, Anies was known as a person close to Jokowi's circle of power. All because Anies fully supports Jokowi as President of Indonesia in the 2014 presidential election contestation.

Anies Baswedan and Jokowi were once in a political boat. The former Chancellor of Paramadina University is known to have actively supported Jokowi as President of Indonesia in the 2014 presidential election. This involvement was because Jokowi himself asked Anies to help him.

Anies' presence was considered by Jokowi as powerful ammunition to win the presidential election. Anies was then asked as a spokesman for the Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla (JK) pair. Anies is working well. He was able to move to raise Jokowi-Jk's electability to young voters.

The study was because Anies at that time was widely known as one of the figures admired by young people. Anies' involvement in various kinds of national movements such as Indonesia Teaching and Intervening became the estuary.

Jokowi-JK was finally elected as the new President and Vice President of Indonesia. Anies got a new role. He was asked by Jokowi to help him run the wheels of Indonesian government.

Anies was asked to serve as Minister of Education and Culture in October 2014. This field is considered suitable for Anies, who once served as Chancellor. This trust was rewarded with the hard work of Anies. He perpetuates various breakthroughs for the Ministry of Education and Culture. Even though his steps are also often criticized.

Starting from more and more teachers who want to serve in the interior to Anies' courage to remove all kinds of cloncoans. He did not want the nation's next generation to continue to adopt the island culture, which has many disadvantages, rather than benefits.

"I really appreciate and respect the firmness of the attitude and actions of the Minister of Education and Culture Anies Baswadan towards what is referred to as a plencoan, because it has been a long time since I was plagued by confusion that has twisted the sukum due to the plonco culture in Indonesian education."

The fact is undeniable regarding the negative impacts and even destructive peloncoan is quite abundant in the form of not only victims of inner and outer inner wounds, but even casualties due to the pploncoan. The real victims of the loncoan count is countless because it has never been officially calculated as a result of being considered as an ordinary lubricant," said Jaya Suprana in the book Berkak-Bercak Harapan (2018).

Anies believes that he is able to bring change in the world of Indonesian education. However, to maintain his position as Minister of Education and Culture is not only a matter of self-confidence, but also a political decision. He was only given the trust of less than two years as Minister of Education and Culture.

The rest, Anies was removed from his position as Minister of Education and Culture by Jokowi on July 27, 2016. He became one of the seven ministers replaced by the power of attorney. The reason Anies was fired is still a mystery to this day. Even though people have speculated all kinds of things.

At that time there were seven people at the reshuffle, so keep in mind this. This is not one or seven people. There is Mr. Jonan, there is Sudirman Said, Ferry Mursyidan, there is Mr. Saleh Husin, there is Mr. Yuddy Chrisnandi, who else I forget his name. Anyway, seven people."

"This is a political decision that must be respected and I have never asked either. Why? Because when the president has decided, he must have complete considerations. About how he must maintain, whether balance, what direction, etc. And for me it is his thing and we must respect it. I am not angry and we continue to work together, "explained Anies Baswedan in a talk show Kick Andy, June 18, 2023