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What did Abdurrahman Wahid's early career consist of?
Wahid returned to Jakarta expecting that in a year's time, he would be abroad again to study at McGill University in Canada.
When did Abdurrahman Wahid early career start?
He kept himself busy by joining the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education and Information (LP3ES), an organization which consisted of intellectuals with progressive Muslims and social-democratic views.
What else did Abdurrahman Wahid do in his early career aside from joining the LP3ES?
Whilst working as a contributor for LP3ES, he also conducted tours to pesantren and madrasah across Java.

Question: Was there anything else notable about his early career?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there anything else notable about Abdurrahman Wahid early career besides LP3ES and McGill University?