Indonesia
Jennifer Lindsay*
On October 20 last, Joko Widodo took the oath of office as the seventh president of the Republic of Indonesia. It was a thrilling moment, watched and heard by Indonesians all over the country: here was the first president of Indonesia who had risen to this position from below through a series of direct elections (first mayor, then governor and now president). A man of the people, it was the people who had got him there.
In his Javanese-accented Indonesian, Joko Widodo solemnly stated:
"...saya bersumpah akan memenuhi kewajiban presiden Republik Indonesia...I swear to perform the duties of the president of the Republic of Indonesia..."
November 18, 2014
Jennifer Lindsay*
On October 20 last, Joko Widodo took the oath of office as the seventh president of the Republic of Indonesia. It was a thrilling moment, watched and heard by Indonesians all over the country: here was the first president of Indonesia who had risen to this position from below through a series of direct elections (first mayor, then governor and now president). A man of the people, it was the people who had got him there.
In his Jav
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