ADWestern and Asian leaders and special envoys, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, flew in for the inauguration. After decades of dictatorship under President Suharto, the country was convulsed by political, ethnic and religious unrest in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is the first president from outside the country’s super rich, and often corrupt, political, business and military elite. ADADWidodo was sworn in with his new vice president, Ma’ruf Amin, one of the most important religious figures in Indonesia. Widodo has been widely praised for his efforts to improve Indonesia’s inadequate infrastructure and reduce poverty.

Source: Washington Post October 20, 2019 06:45 UTC