INDONESIAN PRESIDENT

Soekarno  1945-1967

 Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for Independence from the Netherlands. He was a prominent leader of Indonesia's nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period, and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces. Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population.

 Soeharto  1967-1998

 uharto was born in a small village, Kemusuk, in the Godean area near the city of yogyakarta, during the Dutch colonial era. He grew up in humble circumstances.  His Javanese Muslim parents divorced not long after his birth, and he was passed between foster parents for much of his childhood. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Suharto served in Japanese-organised Indonesian security forces. Indonesia's Independence struggle saw his joining the newly formed Indonesian army. Suharto rose to the rank of Major General following Indonesian independence.He was appointed acting president in 1967, replacing Indonesian founding father Sukarno, and elected President the following year. He then mounted a social campaign known as De-Soekarnozation in an effort to reduce the former President's influence. Support for Suharto's presidency was strong throughout the 1970s and 1980s. By the 1990s, the New Order's authoritariansism and widespread corruption were a source of discontent and, following a severe finacial crisis, led to widespread unrest and his resignation in 1998. Suharto died in 2008 and was given a state funeral.

 

B.J Habibie  1998-1999

 is an Indonesian engineer who was President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. He succeeded Suharto, who resigned in 1998. His presidency is seen as a transition to the post-suharto era. Upon becoming president, he liberalised Indonesia's press and political party laws, and held an early democratic election in 1999, which resulted in the end of his presidency. His presidency was the third, and the shortest, after independence.

Abdurahman Wahid 1999-2001

 was an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. The long-time president of the Nahdlatu Ulama and the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the resignation of Suharto in 1998.

Megawati Soekarnoputri 2001-2004

is an Indonesiam politician who served as President of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004.

Megawati is the leader of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), one of Indonesia's largest political parties. She is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.

Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono  2004-2014

 

 is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who was the President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Party of Indonesia and President of the Assembly and Chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institiute

Joko Widodo  (current president)

is the seventh President of Indonesia, in office since 2014. Previously he was the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 and Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. He is the first Indonesian president without a high-ranking political or military background.