Why Famous:Previously the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 and Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014, he is the first Indonesian president not to have emerged from the country’s political elite or as an army general.
His win was seen as reflecting Indonesian voters' desire for new and less corrupt leaders.
1986-12-24 President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (25) weds Iriana (23) in Solo, Central Java
Historical Events
2014-07-09 Joko Widodo is elected President of Indonesia
2014-10-20 Joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia
2019-05-21 Indonesian President Joko Widodo confirmed as winning re-election, defeating Prabowo Subianto with 55.5% of the vote
2019-05-22 Protests break out in Jakarta, Indonesia against the re-election of President Joko Widodo, killing six people and injuring 200
2019-08-26 Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposes moving the country's sinking and over-crowded capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo (Kalimantan)
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