Megawati
Posted on September 4, 2005
Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947), was (the fifth) President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the country’s first female President, and the first Indonesian leader born after independence. She is the daughter of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno.[1]
Megawati entered politics in 1987 as a candidate of the Indonesian Democratic party (PDI) and served in parliament for 10 years. She was elected head of the PDI for a five-year term in 1993 but was removed in 1996, at which time she formed the Indonesia Democratic party of Struggle (PDI-P). Her party won a plurality in the 1999 parliamentary elections, and she ran unsuccessfully for president the same year.[2]
Despite Megawati’s high profile, her bid for the presidency came under fire because of her gender. In the largest Islamic nation in the world-90 percent of Indonesia’s 200 million inhabitants are Muslim-her opponents claimed that she should not be elected because of her gender. Although Islamic law does not prohibit a woman from leading the country, and religion is not seen as having nearly as much clout as politics in the nation, some were trying to stir public sentiment against the concept. Although Megawati was a practicing Muslim, some were suspicious of how much of an adherent she was, due to her wide support from non-Muslims. Other issues included her three marriages and her lack of a formal degree.
Hours before the assembly vote was scheduled in October 1999, the Golkar party humiliated Habibie by replacing him as a presidential candidate with party chair, Akbar Tanjung, the speaker of the parliament. This change did not make a difference, though. In a surprise shift in support, the assembly voted in Wahid, the Muslim leader respected for his teachings on tolerance and self-respect. The vote was 373 for Wahid, 313 for Megawati, and five abstentions. As predicted, there were outbursts of violence, but not nearly as bad as expected. Megawati appeared on television holding Wahid’s hand, and she commented, according to Mydans, “For the unity of the nation I call on the people of Indonesia to accept the results of the election.”[3]
Wahid encountered numerous problems as president of a resurgent democracy, and in mid-2000 he turned the administration of everyday operations over to her. When the parliament voted the following year to remove Wahid from office, she was chosen as president. She subsequently (2004) failed to win election to the office at the polls, losing to former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.[4]
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[1] Wikipedia
[2] The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
[3] Encyclopedia of World Biography
[4] The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Seandainya semua anak Bp Sukarno bersatu dan mencalonkan salah satu orang untuk menjadi Presiden saya yakin akan menang .
Dengan mencalonkan Guntur saya yakin maka pemilihan 2009 ini pasti akan diraih dengan kemenangan mutlak .
Tapi semua itu sudah ada yang mengaturnya mudah-mudahan Ibu Mega berhasil meraih simpati rakyat
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kita nga perlu janji2,yg pntg bukti nya,jgn byk cerita lah
She’s admirable, but not educated enough to be a good Indonesian president. Sorry, no offense, just telling the truth
Terimakasih banyak pengetahuannya mas fatih,
nice blog!!!!!!!!!
i love ibu megawati soekarno putri…
orang nya tegas…ga suka nipu…ga suka menjilat..
ga mau nipu rakyat….malah menteri2 nya yg suka nipu ibu mega…suami nya aja suka gitu..taufik kiemas..dan sibuya…setali tiga uang…serakah..tidak jujur…mow dibawa kemana indonesia ini..