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In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Joko Widodo. Joko Widodo ( Indonesian: [dʒɔkɔ widɔdɔ]; born Mulyono; 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh president of Indonesia.
2 days ago · Joko Widodo, Indonesian businessman, politician, and government official who served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 before becoming president of Indonesia in 2014. He was the first Indonesian president who did not have a military background or belong to a prominent political family.
5 days ago · Before Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, was sworn in a decade ago, he was seen as a hardworking man of the people. Jokowi, who ran a successful furniture factory, was ...
Feb 13, 2024 · The former furniture salesman was Indonesia's first leader from outside the political and military elite. His decisive win was propelled by people's frustrations with corruption and...
Nov 13, 2022 · BALI, Indonesia — Four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia tried to engineer détente. He traveled to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky,...
Feb 14, 2024 · Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago.
Feb 14, 2024 · 14 Feb 2024. Counting is under way in Indonesia after millions of people turned out to choose a successor to Joko Widodo, the hugely popular president known as Jokowi, who is barred from...
