Dortheys Hiyo Eluay (known as Theys Hiyo Eluay; 3 November 1937 – 10 November 2001) was an Indonesian local politician from Irian Jaya (currently Papua) turned West Papuan independence activist. Known as the former leader of Papua Presidium Council, he was known as the community leader in West Papua region. He was murdered by members of the Indonesian Army special forces command. Early life and political career Theys was born in Sereh village in Sentani, in what was then Dutch East Indies part of New Guinea. He went to the Jongensvervolgschool (post-primary education) in Yoka, a boarding school, led by the Dutch missionary Izaak Samuel Kijne. After the JVS he followed a course in meteorology and worked then as a meteorological assistant. He also became an "ondoafi", a traditional leader of a village. In 1962 Indonesia took over New Guinea from the Dutch. Theys helped the Indonesian army and police to find Papuans who were anti-Indonesian. This led to a great number of casualties in the Sentani area. In 1969 Theys was one of those few Papuans selected to take part in the UN-supervised Act of Free Choice (Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat or PEPERA), which unanimously voted for integration with Indonesia. He campaigned in favour for integration with Indonesia. In 1971 he became a member of the local legislature, Regional People's Representative Council of Irian Jaya Province, from Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo); in 1977 he moved to Golkar. In 1980 he joined the Papua Customary Deliberative Council (Lembaga Musyawarah Adat Papua) as a representative for the Sentani area, and later for the whole of Papua Province. In 1990 he became its chairman. From 1996 onwards the council became more political, while, with the increased political freedom after the downfall of President Suharto in 1998, the council really began to speak out openly about the political status of Papua and about the right of the Papuans to self-determination. Activism In 1999 Theys was elected at the Great Consultation in Sentani (Mubes or Musyawarah Besar) as the chairman of the Papua Presidium Council (Presidium Dewan Papua PDP). In setting up this organisation, he used funds provided by Wahid government, as well as from Indonesian military. In 2000, on the President Abdurrahman Wahid-supported Second Papua Congress in Jayapura, he was confirmed as leader of the PDP. Tom Beanal, the Amungme leader was elected as his deputy. He began calling himself Pimpinan Besar Bangsa Papua