Megawati Sukarnoputri Politician
Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri, usually shortened to Megawati Sukarnoputri (About this sound pronunciation born 23 January 1947), generally known as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician who served as president of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004.Megawati is the leader of the PDI-P, one of Indonesia's largest political parties. She is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.Megawati has been Indonesia's only female president and the fourth woman to lead a predominantly Muslim nation. She is also the first Indonesian leader to be born after Indonesia proclaimed independence. After serving as vice-president to Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati became president when Wahid was removed from office in 2001. She ran for re-election in the 2004 presidential election, but was defeated by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. She sought a rematch in the 2009 presidential election, losing again to Yudhoyono.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 23, 1947 |
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Office holder
| office | President of Indonesia Vice President of Indonesia |
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Megawati Sukarnoputri on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://books.google.com/?id=Mz-fXRsedPMC
- http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/11/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=11&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=MVC8&datatype=Person
- http://www.sekolahvirtual.or.id/2010/02/biografi-presiden-ri-hj-diah-permata-megawati-setiawati-soekarnoputri-2001-2004
- http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,169130,00.html
- http://www.webcitation.org/6GyCQKIfI
- http://www.westminster.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/20136/3---Megawati-and-Indonesia.pdf