Wiji Thukul

Wiji Thukul Wijaya lahir di Sala 24 Agustus 1963 sebagai anak tukang becak dari keluarga Katolik. Selepas SMP, selama kurang dari dua tahun dia belajar di sekolah Menengah Karawitan Indonesia, sampai putus sekolah pada 1980.

Di Solo, Thukul dibesarkan di kampung miskin yang sebagian besar penghuninya hidup dari menarik becak. Ketika itu bis kota mulai menguasai jalanan, mengakibatkan penderitaan yang berkepanjangan bagi para tukang becak yang penghasilannya semakin merosot. Rentenirpun telah menjadi pengunjung tetap yang kedatanganya selalu menggelisahkan para penghuni kampung.

Semenjak putus sekolah, Thukul mencari nafkah sendiri melalui berbagai pekerjaan tidak tetap. Dia pernah menjadi tukang koran, tukang semir mebel, maupun buruh harian.

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