Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh president of Indonesia. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he was the country's first president to not emerge from the country's political or military elite. He previously served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 and mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012. He is due to step down on 20 October 2024, when he will be replaced by Prabowo Subianto.
Some of the key events about Joko Widodo
- 1988Established a furniture business in Surakarta, which grew into a successful export company
- 2005Elected as Mayor of Surakarta, implementing popular pro-poor and anti-corruption policies
- 2010Re-elected as Mayor of Surakarta with 90.09% of the vote
- 2012Elected as Governor of Jakarta, focusing on healthcare, education, and transportation improvements
- 2014Elected as the 7th President of Indonesia, becoming the first president not from the political or military elite
- 2014Faced criticism for appointing a former general implicated in human rights abuses to a cabinet position
- 2015Launched an ambitious infrastructure development program across Indonesia
- 2015Approved the execution of foreign drug traffickers, straining diplomatic relations with several countries
- 2016Implemented a tax amnesty program that became one of the most successful in the world
- 2016Faced backlash for proposing a controversial tax amnesty program
- 2017Issued a decree allowing the government to ban organizations deemed a threat to national unity
- 2018Successfully hosted the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang
- 2019Re-elected as President of Indonesia for a second term
- 2019Faced protests over a new law perceived to weaken the country's anti-corruption agency
- 2019Criticized for his handling of forest fires and haze crisis in Indonesia
- 2020Initiated the development of a new capital city, Nusantara, to replace Jakarta
- 2020Signed a controversial omnibus law on job creation, sparking nationwide protests
- 2020Faced criticism for the government's initial downplaying of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021Approved a revised mining law that was criticized by environmental groups
- 2022Faced controversy over the relocation of Indonesia's capital, with concerns about environmental impact and cost
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